Joy wins 3 of 5 dimensions
How masculine or feminine each name sounds
Ginny scores higher on Health and Warmth, with an average perception score of 56. Joy scores higher on Success and Morality and Cheerfulness and Masculinity and Femininity, with an average perception score of 57.
Joy has a higher average perception score. Ginny averages 56 and Joy averages 57 across five dimensions. However, each name has different strengths.
Ginny scores higher in Health and Warmth, while Joy scores higher in Success and Morality and Cheerfulness and Masculinity and Femininity.
Joy scores 48 in Success compared to Ginny's 45, making Joy 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.