Guste vs Meabh
Guste and Meabhcompared 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, Guste was ranked #868 and Meabh #82 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Guste was ranked #4634 and Meabh #1286 among girls in England and Wales.
Guste and Meabh over time
Guste and Meabh appear together in 2 published lists, across 18 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.
Guste reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Meabh 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
Guste and Meabh changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2011 and 2021, ending at #4634 and #1286.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2011–2021
Guste held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Meabh in 3.
Highest recorded here: Guste #1798 in 2014, Meabh #1286 in 2021.
The order changed in 2021: Meabh moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3117 and #3447; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #1286.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Guste #4634, Meabh #1286.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2005–2016
Guste held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Meabh in 8.
Highest recorded here: Guste #510 in 2012, Meabh #82 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Guste #868, Meabh #82.
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 | Guste | Meabh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The modern Irish form of the older name Medb (Anglicised 'Maeve'), traditionally associated with the mythological warrior-queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmʲeːw/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4634 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Guste does not have one recorded yet.
- Guste has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Meabh.
- A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Guste doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Meabh
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #392 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls