Nia

• Same eraJaysonLike Nia, it was given most in the 2000s.#700 · falling
• Same rhythmKenaiSame beat as Nia: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#710 · rising
• ShorterDukeOne syllable to Nia's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#695 · steady
• LongerEvanderThree syllables to Nia's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#698 · 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.