Nicole

• Same eraAndreLike Nicole, it was given most in the 1980s.#368 · falling
• Same rhythmCesarSame beat as Nicole: two syllables, stress on the second, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#385 · steady
• ShorterClarkOne syllable to Nicole's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#377 · steady
• LongerRicardoThree syllables to Nicole's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#380 · steady
• RiskyColeRhymes with Nicole. Cute on a birth announcement, confusing across a playground.#182 · falling

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.