Lucy

• Same eraJulianLike Lucy, it was given most in the 2010s.#25 · rising
• Same rhythmEzraSame beat as Lucy: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#20 · rising
• ShorterJohnOne syllable to Lucy's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#23 · steady
• LongerSamuelThree syllables to Lucy's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#18 · rising
• RiskyLucaOne letter away from Lucy. You'll call the wrong one for years.#14 · 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.