| 100% | DIDI | 4 | Coming-of-age film by Sean Wang whose title means “younger brother” (July, 2024) |
| 35% | LADYBIRD | 8 | Coming of age film starring Saoirse Ronan |
| 34% | ETERNALSUNSHINE | 15 | Chart-topping Ariana Grande album whose title was inspired by a 2004 film (March, 2024) |
| 30% | VERTIGO | 7 | Hitchcock film whose title means "dizziness" |
| 30% | IAMSAM | 6 | 2001 Sean Penn film whose title was inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham": 3 wds. |
| 29% | BACK | 4 | "___ To December," 2010 song by Taylor Swift whose title means the opposite of "front" |
| 29% | ADASTRA | 7 | 2019 film whose title means "to the stars" |
| 29% | THELIONKING | 11 | 2019 musical drama animated film that tells the story of a young lion cub Simba, whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer: 3 wds. |
| 29% | STELMOSFIRE | 11 | 1985 Emilio Estevez coming-of-age film with a possessive title: 3 wds. |
| 29% | DOPE | 4 | 2015 coming-of-age film produced by Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi |
| 28% | ZOOTOPIA | 8 | Title city of film whose mayor is Leodore Lionheart |
| 28% | AIR | 3 | "February ___," 2009 song by Lights whose title means a mixture of gases needed for breathing |
| 28% | SIXTEEN | 7 | With 44-Across, 1984 coming-of-age film written and directed by John Hughes |
| 28% | ADA | 3 | 1990 law whose title II is enforced by the Dept. of HHS |
| 28% | ALIEN | 5 | Film whose title character was designed by H. R. Giger |
| 28% | TREE | 4 | "July ___," 1965 song by Nina Simone whose title means a woody tall plant |
| 28% | THEWOMANINME | 12 | 2023 memoir by 31-Across whose title comes from the lyrics of one of her hit songs (4 wds.) |
| 27% | LUCA | 4 | Coming-of-age Pixar film of 2021 |
| 27% | MATURATION | 10 | Coming of age |
| 27% | RIPEN | 5 | Come of age |
| 27% | RIPEN | 5 | Come of age? |
| 27% | MATURED | 7 | Came of age |
| 27% | MATURATE | 8 | Come of age |
| 27% | MATURES | 7 | Comes of age |
| 27% | SEAHORSE | 8 | Type of fish whose young are borne by their father |
| 27% | EMMA | 4 | 1815 classic whose title character is played by Anya Taylor-Joy in a 2020 film |
| 27% | FIRST | 5 | "___ of May," 1969 song by the Bee Gees whose title means "foremost" |
| 27% | CRUSH | 5 | Song by David Archuleta whose title denotes a state of infatuation |
| 26% | FARGO | 5 | North Dakota city that's the title of a Coen brothers film |
| 26% | STAN | 4 | Word meaning "superfan" that comes from the title of an Eminem song |