Catherine

• Same eraKennethLike Catherine, it was given most in the 1950s.#294 · steady
• Same rhythmSullivanSame beat as Catherine: three syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#314 · rising
• ShorterIsraelTwo syllables to Catherine's three, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#315 · falling
• LongerNehemiahFour syllables to Catherine's three: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#429 · steady

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.