Esequiel

• Same eraAlecLike Esequiel, it was given most in the 1990s.#977 · falling
• Same rhythmEphraimSame beat as Esequiel: three syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#988 · steady
• ShorterKabirTwo syllables to Esequiel's three, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#999 · steady
• LongerAureliusFour syllables to Esequiel's three: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#991 · rising
• RiskyEzequielOne letter away from Esequiel. You'll call the wrong one for years.#348 · 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.