| 100% | ISSA | 4 | First name of both a co-creator of Insecure and the character she plays |
| 52% | HAN | 3 | First name of the character played by Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich |
| 49% | AMY | 3 | First name for both, actress Schumer and her character Townsend from the movie "Trainwreck" |
| 49% | KATIE | 5 | First name for both, actress Holmes and her character Burke from the movie "Abandon" |
| 49% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | She played a character with the same first name (and the last name Stewart) on "Hannah Montana": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ABBIJACOBSON | 12 | She played a character with the same first name (and the last name Abrams) on "Broad City": 2 wds. |
| 48% | EMILY | 5 | First name for both, actress Blunt and her character Charlton from the movie "The Devil Wears Prada" |
| 48% | JERRY | 5 | First name for both, actor Lewis and his character Langford from the movie "The King of Comedy" |
| 48% | MRPIM | 5 | A.A. Milne's play "___ Passes By" starring a title character with the first name of Carraway |
| 46% | CHAR | 4 | Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 45% | VIOLET | 6 | The first name of characters Parr and Baudelaire |
| 44% | AIDAN | 5 | First name of John Corbett's "Sex and the City" character |
| 44% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 44% | ROBERT | 6 | First name for both, actor Downey Jr. and his character Merivel from the movie "Restoration" |
| 44% | DONALD | 6 | The first name of a Disney Duck and a US president |
| 43% | POM | 3 | Letters that begin the names of both a lap dog breed and a fruit |
| 43% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 43% | DOM | 3 | First name of Vin Diesel's character in the "Fast and Furious" franchise |
| 42% | SAM | 3 | First name for both, actor Rockwell and his character Bell from the movie "Moon" |
| 42% | JACK | 4 | First name for both, actor Nicholson and his character Torrance from the movie "The Shining" |
| 42% | MAJOR | 5 | First name, middle name, last name, and rank of a "Catch-22" character |
| 42% | REBA | 4 | Hart of a 2000s sitcom, or the first name of the character's portrayer |
| 41% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DANIEL | 6 | First name for both, actor Day-Lewis and his character Plainview from the movie "There Will Be Blood" |
| 41% | REDANDWHITE | 11 | Like the Canadian flag ... and a hint to the first names of 24- and 48-Across |
| 40% | SARA | 4 | Bob Dylan's first wife and the title of a song about her |
| 40% | CHARLIEDAY | 10 | He plays a character with the same first name (and the last name Kelly) on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": 2 wds. |
| 39% | EDNA | 4 | First name of both Mrs. Krabappel and Mrs. Garrett |
| 39% | ERIE | 4 | Name of both a Pennsylvania city and a Great Lake |