Ailish vs Guste
Ailish and Gustecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Ailish was ranked #476 and Guste #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Ailish was ranked #3519 and Guste #4634 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Guste over time
Ailish and Guste appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ailish reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Guste in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ailish and Guste changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2008 and 2021, ending at #3519 and #4634.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #1991 in 2012, Guste #1798 in 2014.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2008–2021
Ailish held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Guste in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #1991 in 2012, Guste #1798 in 2014.
The order changed in 2021: Ailish moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #4535 and #3117; by 2021 that had become #3519 and #4634.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ailish #3519, Guste #4634.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2005–2016
Ailish held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Guste in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #226 in 2006, Guste #510 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ailish #476, Guste #868.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ailish | Guste |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4634 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Guste both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ailish
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Guste
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #689 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2016
Highest recorded position: #510 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2005–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #4634 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls