Dakota

• Same eraCodyLike Dakota, it was given most in the 1990s.#318 · steady
• Same rhythmFranciscoSame beat as Dakota: three syllables, stress on the second, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#322 · steady
• ShorterCaseyTwo syllables to Dakota's three, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#320 · rising
• LongerNehemiahFour syllables to Dakota'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.