Hazel

• Same eraJackLike Hazel, it was given most in the 1920s.#15 · rising
• Same rhythmMichaelSame beat as Hazel: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#21 · falling
• ShorterJohnOne syllable to Hazel's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#23 · steady
• LongerSamuelThree syllables to Hazel's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#18 · rising
• RiskyHazielOne letter away from Hazel. You'll call the wrong one for years.#795 · rising

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.