Mariah

• Same eraDaltonLike Mariah, it was given most in the 1990s.#448 · steady
• Same rhythmApolloSame beat as Mariah: three syllables, stress on the second, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#445 · steady
• ShorterYusufTwo syllables to Mariah's three, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#449 · rising
• LongerValentinoFour syllables to Mariah's three: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#444 · rising
• RiskyJosiahRhymes with Mariah. Cute on a birth announcement, confusing across a playground.#54 · 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.