Katy

Originally an English pet form of Katherine, derived from the Greek name Aikaterine. American parents began filing it as an independent given name on certificates in the late nineteenth century. It gained traction throughout the late twentieth century as informal spellings shed their nickname status.

The name reads as approachable, friendly, and thoroughly tied to the cassette-and-CD era. It suggests someone who spent their middle school years decorating folders with gel pens. The average bearer is thirty-nine years old, placing her squarely in the prime of elder Millennial adulthood. It is difficult to imagine a Katy delivering bad news with a straight face.