Katherine wins 3 of 5 dimensions
How masculine or feminine each name sounds
Katherine scores higher on Success and Morality and Warmth and Masculinity and Femininity, with an average perception score of 77. Katie scores higher on Health and Cheerfulness, with an average perception score of 63.
Katherine has a higher average perception score. Katherine averages 77 and Katie averages 63 across five dimensions. However, each name has different strengths.
Katherine scores higher in Success and Morality and Warmth and Masculinity and Femininity, while Katie scores higher in Health and Cheerfulness.
Katherine scores 89 in Success compared to Katie's 54, making Katherine sound more ambitious and successful.
Perception scores are derived from published psychology research conducted in the United States on how names shape first impressions. Scores use the original 0-100+ research scale: average is about 50, scores above 70 are very high, and standout names can exceed 100.