Brian

• Same eraHeidiLike Brian, it was given most in the 1970s.#340 · steady
• Same rhythmTeaganSame beat as Brian: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#340 · falling
• ShorterPaigeOne syllable to Brian's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#346 · falling
• LongerEmoryThree syllables to Brian's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#339 · rising
• RiskyBriarOne letter away from Brian. You'll call the wrong one for years.#400 · rising

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.