These boy names score 40 or lower on the success dimension. Scores are based on US psychology research.
Names with low Success scores are perceived as less ambitious or intellectually driven. This does not reflect actual ability. It reflects the snap judgments people make based on sound patterns and cultural associations embedded in a name.
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Health: 64
Morality: 36
Cheerfulness: 51
Cheerfulness: 54
Morality: 48
Cheerfulness: 37
Morality: 37
Health: 56
Morality: 45
Warmth: 58
Cheerfulness: 58
Health: 42
Morality: 45
Cheerfulness: 49
Cheerfulness: 74
Morality: 50
Cheerfulness: 63
Cheerfulness: 73
Morality: 43
Health: 36
Cheerfulness: 52
Health: 95
Health: 60
Health: 35
Health: 45
Health: 34
Morality: 54
Morality: 48
Morality: 34
Health: 38
Cheerfulness: 52
Warmth: 57
Health: 52
Morality: 76
Morality: 34
Cheerfulness: 53
Cheerfulness: 47
Morality: 40
Morality: 65
Warmth: 50
Cheerfulness: 38
Warmth: 31
Cheerfulness: 45
Cheerfulness: 65
Morality: 34
Health: 35
Health: 35
Morality: 73
Cheerfulness: 63
Morality: 37
Cheerfulness: 49
Cheerfulness: 51
Cheerfulness: 56
Health: 46
Cheerfulness: 50
Cheerfulness: 55
Health: 37
Cheerfulness: 48
Morality: 39
Cheerfulness: 65
Based on psychology research, the top boy names with low success ratings include Bud, Angel, Rufus, Butch, Elmo. There are 228 names in this category, each rated across 5 perception dimensions.
Name Halo has 228 boy names with low success ratings in our database. Each name is rated for success, warmth, morality, health, and cheerfulness based on US psychology research.
Names with low Success scores (40 or lower out of 100) are perceived as less ambitious, intelligent, and creative. These scores come from published psychology research on first impressions.
Name Halo's scores are derived from published psychology research by Dr. Albert Mehrabian at UCLA. Participants rated over 1,700 names across personality dimensions, producing consistent perception scores that reveal how names shape first impressions.