Derek

• Same eraJeremyLike Derek, it was given most in the 1980s.#292 · falling
• Same rhythmJensenSame beat as Derek: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#282 · steady
• ShorterColtOne syllable to Derek's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#285 · falling
• LongerTobiasThree syllables to Derek's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#283 · steady
• RiskyEricRhymes with Derek. Cute on a birth announcement, confusing across a playground.#273 · 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.