| 100% | NEMO | 4 | Animated fish from the eponymous Pixar movie which inspired the name for a spider species |
| 51% | KONG | 4 | King ___, giant gorilla from many eponymous movies who inspired the name for a finch species |
| 49% | GODZILLA | 8 | Dinosaur-like monster from a 1954 movie who inspired the name for a few crustacean species |
| 48% | XENA | 4 | Warrior princess from the eponymous TV series who inspired the name for an isopod species |
| 46% | ROAD | 4 | ___ runner, "Looney Tunes" bird who inspired the name for a spider species |
| 42% | DARTH | 5 | ___ Vader, villain from the "Star Wars" franchise who inspired the name for a "sea bug" species |
| 34% | GAR | 3 | A needle-nosed fish, whose name comes from the Old English word for "spear" |
| 33% | LEGO | 4 | "The ___ Movie" (2014 animated film named for a toy) |
| 33% | LETIT | 5 | "___ Go," song from the 2013 animated movie "Frozen" which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SKYFALL | 7 | Hit song by Adele from a James Bond movie which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2013 |
| 32% | FINDINGNEMO | 11 | 2003 Pixar film about a lost fish that won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NEMO | 4 | The fish from the Pixar movie |
| 32% | ANGRY | 5 | ___ Birds, mobile game that inspired a 2016 animated comedy movie of the same name |
| 31% | NEMO | 4 | Pixar fish named for a Jules Verne character |
| 31% | DURHAMBULLS | 11 | Baseball team from which a Kevin Costner movie took its name (4 of the question) |
| 31% | AEDES | 5 | Mosquito genus whose name comes from the Greek for "unpleasant" or "odious", some species of which transmit Zika or dengue |
| 31% | FINDINGNEMO | 11 | Pixar film about a lost fish that won the 2004 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ERICHKASTNER | 12 | Author of "Lottie and Lisa" which inspired 29a and a Walt Disney movie of the same name in 1961: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HAMMERKLAVIER | 13 | Name for a Beethoven sonata, from the German for “fortepiano” |
| 31% | RIO | 3 | 2011 animated movie named for a Brazilian city |
| 30% | BALINESE | 8 | Cat breed not actually from the Indonesian island for which it's named |
| 30% | OPAL | 4 | A translucent gem from Australia, which is the birthstone for October |
| 30% | FIDO | 4 | Clichéd name for a dog, from the Latin for "faithful" |
| 30% | NEMO | 4 | Lost fish from a Pixar movie |
| 30% | ARAM | 4 | Biblical region from which the name of a language is derived |
| 30% | WOODY | 5 | Animated cowboy character from the Pixar movie "Toy Story" |
| 30% | NEMO | 4 | Fish in the title of a 2003 animated movie |
| 29% | STU | 3 | Fond name for a Stuart, like the Disco guy from "The Simpsons" |
| 29% | SIMPSON | 7 | The last name of a yellow animated family from TV |
| 29% | GAR | 3 | Fish whose name comes from the Old English for "spear" |