Nia

• Same eraMakenzieLike Nia, it was given most in the 2000s.#700 · falling
• Same rhythmAngieSame beat as Nia: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#705 · steady
• ShorterDrewOne syllable to Nia's two, so the names stay distinct.#705 · rising
• LongerAverieThree syllables to Nia's two: a long name and a short name keep them unique.#701 · falling
• RiskySophiaRhymes with Nia.#5 · 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.