Cornelius

• Same eraMathewLike Cornelius, it was given most in the 1980s.#973 · falling
• Same rhythmShmuelSame beat as Cornelius: four syllables, stress on the second, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#920 · steady
• ShorterEphraimThree syllables to Cornelius's four, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#988 · steady
• LongerEmilianoFive syllables to Cornelius's four: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#94 · rising
• RiskyAureliusRhymes with Cornelius. Cute on a birth announcement, confusing across a playground.#991 · 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.