Nellie

• Same eraLottieLike Nellie, it was given most in the 1910s.#527 · rising
• Same rhythmOakleeSame beat as Nellie: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#535 · steady
• ShorterSkyeOne syllable to Nellie's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#529 · steady
• LongerRominaThree syllables to Nellie's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#529 · rising
• RiskyEllieOne letter away from Nellie. You'll call the wrong one for years.#24 · 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.