Nala

• Same eraSantanaLike Nala, it was given most in the 2010s.#855 · falling
• Same rhythmEddieSame beat as Nala: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#860 · steady
• ShorterRexOne syllable to Nala's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#859 · falling
• LongerAvyaanThree syllables to Nala's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#858 · 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.