Marlene

• Same eraBillieLike Marlene, it was given most in the 1930s.#691 · rising
• Same rhythmJaslynSame beat as Marlene: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#995 · rising
• ShorterScoutOne syllable to Marlene's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#995 · steady
• LongerHarmoniThree syllables to Marlene's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#1,000 · falling
• RiskyMarleeOne letter away from Marlene. You'll call the wrong one for years.#536 · 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.