Valerie

• Same eraMariaLike Valerie, it was given most in the 1960s.#87 · rising
• Same rhythmJuliaSame beat as Valerie: three syllables, stress on the first, ending on a vowel sound, but it starts differently.#131 · steady
• ShorterScottieTwo syllables to Valerie's three, so you can tell them apart when you call both.#126 · rising
• LongerArianaFour syllables to Valerie's three: a long name beside a short one keeps them distinct.#128 · falling
• RiskyValeriaOne letter away from Valerie. You'll call the wrong one for years.#162 · 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.