| 100% | STELLA | 6 | ___ Zinman, dermatologist portrayed by Sarah Chalke whom Ted almost marries in "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 49% | CATHY | 5 | Chatterbox portrayed by Lindsay Price whom Ted dates in "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 47% | ZOEY | 4 | ___ Pierson, activist portrayed by Jennifer Morrison whom Ted dates in "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 39% | JOSHRADNOR | 10 | "How I Met Your Mother" actor who costars in "Rise": 2 wds. |
| 39% | BARNEY | 6 | Neil Patrick Harris in How I Met Your Mother |
| 39% | TEDMOSBY | 8 | The main character in How I Met Your Mother |
| 38% | CARL | 4 | ___ MacLaren, bartender from "How I Met Your Mother" portrayed by Joe Nieves |
| 38% | STINSON | 7 | Barney's last name in How I Met Your Mother |
| 38% | SAGET | 5 | He voices the narrator in How I Met Your Mother |
| 38% | ALYSONHANNIGAN | 14 | "How I Met Your Mother" actress who played Michelle in "American Pie": 2 wds. |
| 38% | RANJIT | 6 | ___ Singh, limo chauffeur from "How I Met Your Mother" portrayed by Marshall Manesh |
| 38% | JOSH | 4 | ___ Radnor, "How I Met Your Mother" actor who portrays Lonny Flash on "Hunters" |
| 38% | PENNY | 5 | Ted and Tracy's daughter on "How I Met Your Mother" portrayed by "Nikita" star Lyndsy Fonseca |
| 38% | JASONSEGEL | 10 | "How I Met Your Mother" costar who voiced supervillain Vector in "Despicable Me": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LUKE | 4 | Ted and Tracy's son on "How I Met Your Mother" portrayed by "The Pitts" star David Henrie |
| 37% | ELLIE | 5 | Barney's baby daughter on "How I Met Your Mother" portrayed by Wyatt Samuel Pugh |
| 37% | DENISOF | 7 | Alexis ___, actor from "How I Met Your Mother" who is married to Alyson Hannigan (Lily) |
| 37% | TARAN | 5 | ___ Killam, actor from "How I Met Your Mother" who is married to Cobie Smulders (Robin) |
| 37% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Burtka, actor from "How I Met Your Mother" who is married to Neil Patrick Harris (Barney) |
| 37% | SAGET | 5 | Bob who was the voice of Future Ted Mosby in "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 37% | DON | 3 | ___ Frank, one of Robin's co-anchors on "How I Met Your Mother" portrayed by Benjamin Koldyke |
| 36% | PATRICKHARRIS | 13 | Neil ___, who played Barney Stinson in "How I Met Your Mother": 2 wds |
| 35% | COBIESMULDERS | 13 | "How I Met Your Mother" actress who co-starred with Tom Cruise in the action film "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TED | 3 | Character played by Josh Radnor in "How I Met Your Mother," ___ Mosby |
| 35% | NEIL | 4 | With 15-Across, "How I Met Your Mother" actor who won a 2014 Tony Award for starring in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" |
| 35% | TED | 3 | Mosby in "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 33% | TED | 3 | The "I" in "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 33% | PATRICKHARRIS | 13 | Neil, one of the lead actors in "How I Met Your Mother," who directed the episode "Jenkins" in the show's 5th season: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JASONSEGAL | 10 | "How I Met Your Mother" actor who plays Jimmy Laird on "Shrinking" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LILY | 4 | Marshall's wife in "How I Met Your Mother" (also a flower) |