| 100% | PILL | 4 | Better known name of Tyrone Rivers, Atlanta rapper who released "Back Right" in 2018 after a 6 year hiatus |
| 37% | GORE | 4 | Well-know name in politics who has a Cumberland River fish named after him |
| 35% | MIA | 3 | Better known name of LA's María de Lourdes Villiers Farrow who became a UNICEF International Ambassador in 2000 |
| 32% | PINDUS | 6 | Son of Makedon in Greek mythology after whom a river in ancient Greece was named |
| 31% | NAS | 3 | Better known name of rapper Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who's received 13 Grammy Awards nominations |
| 29% | SAP | 3 | Better known name of Jonathan King, Newark, Delaware's hip hop record producer who produced Mac Miller's "Donald Trump" in 2011 |
| 29% | MEATLOAF | 8 | Better known stage name of singer Michael Lee Aday who fell in Texas this year and broke his collarbone |
| 29% | SHAGGY | 6 | Rapper who made up the word "boombastic" in a 1995 song of the same name |
| 27% | EBOLA | 5 | River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after which a severe infectious viral disease is named |
| 27% | CAITLYNJENNER | 13 | Transgender rights activist who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 27% | KEATON | 6 | Better known surname of actor Michael John Douglas, who was in "Worth" shown at this year's Sundance Film Festival |
| 27% | SNOOPDOGG | 9 | "The Doggfather" rapper who was frequently in and out of jail after high school, before becoming a musician: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BAS | 3 | Rapper who released the album "Milky Way" in August 2018 |
| 26% | DANDIE | 6 | & 23A Character in Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering after whom a breed of terrier is named |
| 26% | OCT | 3 | Name of a month in a year (abbr) |
| 25% | TONYBENNETT | 11 | 2018 AP Coach of the Year who shares his name with the singer of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco": 2 wds. |
| 25% | NORAHJONES | 10 | "Don't Know Why" singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2003: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MELODY | 6 | Birth name of River Song in Doctor Who |
| 25% | LUKADONCIC | 10 | 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year who was named to the NBA All-Star team three years in a row (2 wds.) |
| 25% | FETTYWAP | 8 | "Trap Queen" rapper who released a self-titled #1 album in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 25% | SIC | 3 | Name of the first EP by rapper Krizz Kaliko, released in 2011 |
| 25% | QTIP | 4 | Rapper who shares his name with a brand of cotton swabs: Hyph. |
| 25% | EVE | 3 | Female rapper who had a UPN show named after herself |
| 25% | PLATOON | 7 | Best Picture a year after "Out of Africa" |
| 24% | BUD | 3 | Name of a son on both "Married... with Children" and "Father Knows Best" |
| 24% | MONET | 5 | Well-known artist who repainted some of his paintings in a bluer hue due to the effects of cataract surgery |
| 24% | AXL | 3 | Better known first name of William Bruce Bailey who made it big with GNR |
| 24% | KIT | 3 | Better known first name of Christopher Houston Carson, now resting in Taos, New Mexico |
| 24% | TONI | 4 | Braxton who released the single "Do It" in April of this year |
| 24% | ODIS | 4 | Rapper ___ Oliver Flores who released the mixtape "Coke N Butter" in 2016 and is better known as O.T. Genasis |