Kevin

• Same eraPatrickLike Kevin, it was given most in the 1960s.#235 · steady
• Same rhythmGriffinSame beat as Kevin: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#222 · steady
• ShorterJoelOne syllable to Kevin's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#219 · steady
• LongerRafaelThree syllables to Kevin's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#218 · steady
• RiskyDevinOne letter away from Kevin. You'll call the wrong one for years.#548 · falling

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.