Alvah

• Same eraMazieLike Alvah, it was given most in the 1920s.#965 · rising
• Same rhythmHenleySame beat as Alvah: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#1,000 · falling
• ShorterScoutOne syllable to Alvah's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#995 · steady
• LongerHarmoniThree syllables to Alvah's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#1,000 · falling
• RiskyAleahOne letter away from Alvah. You'll call the wrong one for years.#965 · falling

Suggestions come from names in this year's top 1,000. Rhythm and rhyme are judged from each name's pronunciation (Wiktionary's, or espeak's reading of the spelling), so a few calls may be off.