Richard wins 4 of 5 dimensions
How masculine or feminine each name sounds
Richard scores higher on Success and Morality and Health and Warmth and Masculinity and Femininity, with an average perception score of 67. Richie scores higher on Cheerfulness, with an average perception score of 51.
Richard has a higher average perception score. Richard averages 67 and Richie averages 51 across five dimensions. However, each name has different strengths.
Richard scores higher in Success and Morality and Health and Warmth and Masculinity and Femininity, while Richie scores higher in Cheerfulness.
Richard scores 74 in Success compared to Richie's 33, making Richard 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.