Shepard

• Same eraBoazLike Shepard, it was given most in the 2020s.#891 · steady
• Same rhythmHollisSame beat as Shepard: two syllables, stress on the first, ending on a consonant, but it starts differently.#893 · steady
• ShorterLaithOne syllable to Shepard's two, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#893 · rising
• LongerAlistairThree syllables to Shepard's two: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#897 · steady
• RiskyShepherdSounds just like Shepard, spelled differently. Two kids, one name.#246 · 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.