Walter

• Same eraHarveyLike Walter, it was given most in the 1920s.#251 · rising
• Same rhythmRonanSame beat as Walter: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#247 · steady
• ShorterZaynOne syllable to Walter's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#251 · steady
• LongerEmersonThree syllables to Walter's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#254 · steady
• RiskyWalkerOne letter away from Walter. You'll call the wrong one for years.#78 · 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.