In the entire world, الست (الست 
, Alst 
) is quite a rare predominantly girly, but scarcely masculine forename. The forename الست is habitual in Egypt, where it is a rare dominantly feminine, but infrequently male name, Iraq, where it is a rare girly name, and Sudan. Also, الست is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| الست | Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Syria |
| Alst | Germany, Norway, United States, Netherlands, Syria |