Hedy

• Same eraJoeLike Hedy, it was given most in the 1940s.#991 · falling
• Same rhythmLandrySame beat as Hedy: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#996 · steady
• ShorterLevOne syllable to Hedy's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#999 · steady
• LongerEphraimThree syllables to Hedy's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#988 · steady
• RiskyTeddyRhymes with Hedy. Cute on a birth announcement, confusing across a playground.#819 · 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.