Deric

• Same eraMathewLike Deric, it was given most in the 1980s.#973 · falling
• Same rhythmAmeerSame beat as Deric: two syllables, stress on the second, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#980 · steady
• ShorterLevOne syllable to Deric's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#999 · steady
• LongerEphraimThree syllables to Deric's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#988 · steady
• RiskyEricOne letter away from Deric. You'll call the wrong one for years.#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.