Hakeem

• Same eraAlecLike Hakeem, it was given most in the 1990s.#977 · falling
• Same rhythmAmeerSame beat as Hakeem: two syllables, stress on the second, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#980 · steady
• ShorterLevOne syllable to Hakeem's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#999 · steady
• LongerEphraimThree syllables to Hakeem's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#988 · steady
• RiskyKareemRhymes with Hakeem. Cute on a birth announcement, confusing across a playground.#701 · 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.