| 100% | FOSBURY | 7 | ___ Flop, jumping style in the sport of high jump that was named after gold medalist Dick |
| 38% | DON | 3 | ___ Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award, annual prize that is named after the NFL's winningest head coach |
| 35% | OLDNAVY | 7 | Chain of clothing stores that was named after a bar in Paris, surprisingly: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ORKUT | 5 | Social networking site of the '00s that was named after a Google employee |
| 34% | ISAAC | 5 | The Asimov that Japan's humanoid robot was named after in 2000 |
| 34% | SUN | 3 | Star that a day of the week is named after |
| 34% | IRA | 3 | Part of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 that was named after Sen. William Roth |
| 34% | VINICIUS | 8 | Official mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics that was named after a poet de Moraes |
| 34% | BAFFIN | 6 | William —, 17th-century navigator after whom — Bay in the Northwest Passage west of Greenland is named |
| 33% | NIKE | 4 | Sportswear brand known for its Air Jordan shoes, that is named after the Greek goddess of victory |
| 33% | TWO | 3 | "___ of Us," VH1 drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 33% | STRADDLE | 8 | High jump technique that dominated the sport before the Fosbury Flop |
| 33% | JOYNER | 6 | Al ___, 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump |
| 33% | SCR | 3 | File extension of an app that kicks in after the PC's been inactive |
| 33% | RIVERDALE | 9 | Teen drama series following Archie Andrews and his friends that is named after the town it is set in |
| 32% | SRIRACHA | 8 | ___ sauce, spicy red condiment that originated in, and is named after the Thai city Si Racha |
| 32% | SEARS | 5 | Appliance giant that was once the name of a tower in Chicago |
| 32% | RUDY | 4 | 1993 sports film that is set in the University of Notre Dame |
| 32% | IRENE | 5 | Name of five hurricanes, the last of which was in 2011, after which the name was retired |
| 32% | NEW | 3 | Chrysler ___ Yorker, automobile first sold in 1940 that is named after "The Big Apple" |
| 32% | OAK | 3 | Tree that is one of the ten most common street names in the US |
| 32% | BORNTORUN | 9 | Bruce Springsteen's autobiography that was named after an iconic album and song of his, and was released in September 2016: 3 wds. |
| 31% | CURIUM | 6 | Element with atomic number 96 which was named after scientists who were extensively involved in the field of radioactivity |
| 31% | HUFFINGTONPOST | 14 | The former name of the highest earning blog in the world that covers American news: 2 wds |
| 31% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___," best-selling novel by Umberto Eco that was originally written in Italian |
| 31% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur, the king of tennis after whom the stadium in New York has been named |
| 31% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 31% | COOLIDGE | 8 | Calvin ___, 30th President of the United States after whom a city in Arizona is named |
| 31% | BORAT | 5 | 2006 film starring Sacha Baron Cohen that is shot in the style of a mockumentary |
| 31% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |