Gary

• Same eraNancyLike Gary, it was given most in the 1950s.#965 · steady
• Same rhythmHenleySame beat as Gary: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#1,000 · falling
• ShorterScoutOne syllable to Gary's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#995 · steady
• LongerHarmoniThree syllables to Gary's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#1,000 · falling
• RiskyMaryOne letter away from Gary. You'll call the wrong one for years.#125 · 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.