| 100% | SYD | 3 | Aptly named mascot of the 2000 Olympics |
| 68% | POE | 3 | Aptly named mascot of the Baltimore Ravens |
| 56% | VINICIUS | 8 | Official mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics that was named after a poet de Moraes |
| 53% | SYDNEY | 6 | Host of the 2000 olympics |
| 53% | SYDNEY | 6 | Site of the 2000 Olympics |
| 53% | SYD | 3 | Name of a 2000 Summer Olympics official mascot (the one that was a platypus, in case you were wondering) |
| 52% | MISHA | 5 | Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics |
| 49% | AUS | 3 | Home of the 2000 Summer Olympics: Abbr. |
| 49% | MISHA | 5 | Bear cub mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics |
| 49% | SAM | 3 | Eagle mascot of the last L.A. Olympics |
| 46% | POE | 3 | Name of the Baltimore Ravens' mascot |
| 46% | WALLY | 5 | Male mascot of the Boston Red Sox who has a sister named Tessie |
| 46% | ACE | 3 | Male mascot of the Toronto Blue Jays who has a brother named Junior |
| 45% | STARR | 5 | Aptly named N.F.L. M.V.P. of the 1960s |
| 44% | SAM | 3 | Name of the toucan mascot of Froot Loops |
| 44% | LEX | 3 | Name of the worm mascot of PopCap Games' "Bookworm" |
| 43% | EAGLE | 5 | Member of the N.F.L. team whose mascot is named Swoop |
| 43% | OLLY | 4 | Kookaburra who was one of three Olympic mascots for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia |
| 42% | ROSIE | 5 | Female mascot of the Cincinnati Reds whose name is derived from a female fan and a fan group |
| 42% | BENNYTHEBULL | 12 | Mascot of the Chicago Bulls, whose antics led to Forbes naming him as the most popular mascot in 2013: 3 wds. |
| 42% | DIDO | 4 | Single-named singer of the 2000 hit "Thank You" |
| 41% | RUMBLETHEBISON | 14 | Mascot of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who was named NBA's Mascot of the Year in the same year he debuted: 3 wds. |
| 41% | MOOSE | 5 | Mascot of the Winnipeg Jets |
| 41% | POE | 3 | Mascot of the Baltimore Ravens |
| 41% | MYA | 3 | Single-named singer of the 2000 hit "Case of the Ex" |
| 40% | PANDA | 5 | One of the animal mascots of the '08 Beijing Olympics |
| 40% | LASORDA | 7 | Hall of Fame manager at the 2000 Olympics |
| 40% | KOALA | 5 | Mascot of the Queensland rugby team |
| 40% | LEO | 3 | MGM's aptly named mascot |
| 39% | GRITTY | 6 | Mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers since 2018 |