Mary

• Same eraElsieLike Mary, it was given most in the 1920s.#123 · rising
• Same rhythmScottieSame beat as Mary: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#126 · rising
• ShorterRoseOne syllable to Mary's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#114 · steady
• LongerValerieThree syllables to Mary's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#127 · steady
• RiskyMaraOne letter away from Mary. You'll call the wrong one for years.#587 · 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.