Marva

• Same eraBarbaraLike Marva, it was given most in the 1940s.#968 · steady
• Same rhythmHenleySame beat as Marva: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#1,000 · falling
• ShorterScoutOne syllable to Marva's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#995 · steady
• LongerHarmoniThree syllables to Marva's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#1,000 · falling
• RiskyMariaOne letter away from Marva. You'll call the wrong one for years.#87 · 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.