Gay wins 4 of 5 dimensions
How masculine or feminine each name sounds
Gay scores higher on Success and Health and Warmth and Cheerfulness, with an average perception score of 46. May scores higher on Morality and Masculinity and Femininity, with an average perception score of 45.
Gay has a higher average perception score. Gay averages 46 and May averages 45 across five dimensions. However, each name has different strengths.
Gay scores higher in Success and Health and Warmth and Cheerfulness, while May scores higher in Morality and Masculinity and Femininity.
Gay scores 44 in Success compared to May's 43, making Gay sound more ambitious and successful.
Perception scores (0-100 scale) are derived from published psychology research conducted in the United States on how names shape first impressions. Scores above 70 are considered very high; below 30 is very low.