Daniel

• Same eraMatthewLike Daniel, it was given most in the 1980s.#32 · steady
• Same rhythmMichaelSame beat as Daniel: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#21 · falling
• ShorterJohnOne syllable to Daniel's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#23 · steady
• LongerJulianThree syllables to Daniel's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#25 · rising
• RiskyNathanielRhymes with Daniel. Cute on a birth announcement, confusing across a playground.#140 · steady

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.