Ricky

• Same eraDarwinLike Ricky, it was given most in the 1950s.#960 · steady
• Same rhythmJethroSame beat as Ricky: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#952 · rising
• ShorterMeirOne syllable to Ricky's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#948 · steady
• LongerAgustinThree syllables to Ricky's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#952 · steady
• RiskyRockyOne letter away from Ricky. You'll call the wrong one for years.#568 · rising

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.