| 100% | HEY | 3 | "___ Arnold!" a popular Nickelodeon cartoon about a boy with a football-shaped head |
| 39% | STEWIE | 6 | "Family Guy" kid with a football-shaped head |
| 39% | EDEDDNEDDY | 10 | Cartoon Network show about a trio of preteen boys with similar names |
| 38% | HEYARNOLD | 9 | Nickelodeon show whose protagonist has a football-shaped head |
| 36% | DEXTER | 6 | Cartoon boy with a laboratory |
| 35% | HEYARNOLD | 9 | Nickelodeon TV show with a main character often called "Football Head" |
| 35% | CALVIN | 6 | Cartoon boy with a tiger named Hobbes |
| 35% | DEXTERSLABORATORY | 17 | Cartoon Network show about a boy-genius inventor |
| 34% | JOJORABBIT | 10 | *2019 Taika Waititi film about a boy with an animal nickname |
| 34% | HEYARNOLD | 9 | Nickelodeon cartoon with a nine-year-old title character |
| 34% | DOUG | 4 | 1990s Nickelodeon show about a preteen boy |
| 34% | RICHIE | 6 | __ Rich, cartoon about a wealthy young boy |
| 33% | LUCY | 4 | Cartoon character with a noted football prank |
| 33% | LIFEOFPI | 8 | Book and movie about a boy on a boat with a tiger: 3 wds. |
| 33% | DORA | 4 | Nickelodeon cartoon character with a monkey named Boots |
| 33% | DORA | 4 | Cartoon girl with a talking backpack on Nickelodeon |
| 33% | BIGTIMERUSH | 11 | Boy band with a Nickelodeon series: 3 wds. |
| 32% | DEXTER | 6 | Cartoon boy genius with a sister named Dee Dee |
| 32% | REDPONY | 7 | Steinbeck novella about a boy growing up on a ranch, with “The” |
| 32% | ESPN | 4 | Cable channel with a popular fantasy football league |
| 31% | LAB | 3 | "Dexter's ___" a popular cartoon about a child genius |
| 31% | ICEE | 4 | Popular frozen drinks brand with a cartoon polar bear as its mascot |
| 31% | EYEBOLT | 7 | Fastener with a ring-shaped head |
| 31% | MALLET | 6 | Hammer with a barrel-shaped head |
| 31% | ASTER | 5 | Flower with a star-shaped head |
| 31% | LIFE | 4 | "___ of Pi," film about a boy lost at sea with only a tiger for company |
| 30% | BOB | 3 | "___ the Builder," popular cartoon with a palindromic name in its title |
| 30% | FLA | 3 | *One with a minority opinion about the shape of the world |
| 30% | HOME | 4 | With 9-Across, John Hughes film about a boy who is left to defend his house from robbers |
| 29% | PAW | 3 | "___ Patrol" (Nickelodeon cartoon about a team of search and rescue dogs) |