Paula

• Same eraDeborahLike Paula, it was given most in the 1950s.#862 · steady
• Same rhythmChelseaSame beat as Paula: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#851 · falling
• ShorterLeaOne syllable to Paula's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#848 · steady
• LongerAnaiahThree syllables to Paula's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#853 · 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.