Nikolai

• Same eraLachlanLike Nikolai, it was given most in the 2010s.#606 · steady
• Same rhythmGregorySame beat as Nikolai: three syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#593 · falling
• ShorterAbdielTwo syllables to Nikolai's three, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#607 · steady
• LongerAmiriFour syllables to Nikolai's three: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#604 · rising
• RiskyNikolasOne letter away from Nikolai. You'll call the wrong one for years.#717 · 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.