Marcus

• Same eraDerekLike Marcus, it was given most in the 1980s.#284 · steady
• Same rhythmXanderSame beat as Marcus: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#259 · falling
• ShorterCrewOne syllable to Marcus's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#256 · steady
• LongerEmersonThree syllables to Marcus's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#254 · steady
• RiskyMarcosOne letter away from Marcus. You'll call the wrong one for years.#516 · 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.