| 100% | ALBERT | 6 | First name of 18-Across's adopted brother, played by Matthew Laborteaux |
| 61% | CARRIE | 6 | First name of 18-Across's little sister, played by Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush |
| 41% | HAN | 3 | First name of the character played by Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich |
| 41% | KIM | 3 | First name of the lawyer played by Rhea Seehorn on "Better Call Saul" |
| 40% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 40% | LOKI | 4 | Adopted brother of the character played by Chris Hemsworth in 18a |
| 38% | BEAU | 4 | First name of Jeff Bridges's actor brother |
| 38% | IRA | 3 | First name of George Gershwin's lyricist brother |
| 37% | EDIE | 4 | First name of the actress who plays Tommy on CBS's "Tommy" |
| 36% | JOEY | 4 | First name of 42-Across's lead singer |
| 36% | SARA | 4 | First name of Mexican American actress who plays Dr. Callie Torres in Grey's Anatomy |
| 35% | KELSEY | 6 | First name of actor who played Frasier Crane |
| 35% | TAYLOR | 6 | First name of the singer adored by Swifties |
| 35% | CHRIS | 5 | First name of three lead actors playing Marvel superheroes |
| 34% | KARA | 4 | ___ Zor-El (birth name of Superman's cousin, played by Melissa Benoist) |
| 34% | NELLIEOLESON | 12 | Blonde frenemy of 18-Across, played by Alison Arngrim: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SAOIRSE | 7 | First name of Ronan, who played Queen Mary in movie |
| 34% | MATT | 4 | First name of the actor who played Joey on "Friends" |
| 34% | TYRA | 4 | First name of the supermodel who now goes by "BanX" |
| 34% | SHIRLEY | 7 | Last name of 18-Across's title character before she becomes a Cuthbert |
| 34% | EDIE | 4 | First name of the actress who played Carmela on "The Sopranos" |
| 34% | ORLANDO | 7 | The first name of the actor who played Legolas |
| 33% | BANE | 4 | "Boon or a ___" (also the name of Batman's nemesis played by Tom Hardy) |
| 33% | CLINT | 5 | First name of the man who played the Man with No Name |
| 33% | GINA | 4 | First name of the actress who plays Jane on "Jane the Virgin" |
| 33% | KENGRIFFEYJR | 12 | Baseball great who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 3 wds. |
| 33% | ALEXTREBEK | 10 | "Jeopardy!" host who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CHARLIE | 7 | Brother of 30-Across, played by Tom Cruise |
| 33% | BARRY | 5 | With 31-Across, real name of The Flash, played by Grant Gustin on the CW's "The Flash" |
| 33% | STEVE | 5 | First name shared by both founders of Apple |