Joshuah

• Same eraAlecLike Joshuah, it was given most in the 1990s.#977 · falling
• Same rhythmMordechaiSame beat as Joshuah: three syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#965 · steady
• ShorterKabirTwo syllables to Joshuah's three, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#999 · steady
• LongerAureliusFour syllables to Joshuah's three: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#991 · rising
• RiskyJoshuaSounds just like Joshuah, spelled differently. Two kids, one name.#66 · 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.