Eric

• Same eraBrianLike Eric, it was given most in the 1970s.#339 · falling
• Same rhythmMalcolmSame beat as Eric: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#272 · steady
• ShorterSaintOne syllable to Eric's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#267 · rising
• LongerJavierThree syllables to Eric's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#274 · steady
• RiskyDerekRhymes with Eric. Cute on a birth announcement, confusing across a playground.#284 · 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.