Samantha

• Same eraJordanLike Samantha, it was given most in the 1990s.#131 · falling
• Same rhythmMatteoSame beat as Samantha: three syllables, stress on the second, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#146 · steady
• ShorterBrysonTwo syllables to Samantha's three, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#152 · falling
• LongerEmilioFour syllables to Samantha's three: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#154 · 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.