| 100% | YAO | 3 | First name of former Houston Rockets player from China, ___ Ming |
| 44% | MUTOMBO | 7 | Dikembe ___, former Houston Rockets player who retired from the NBA at 42 |
| 44% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming, former Houston Rockets player |
| 41% | CALVIN | 6 | ___ Murphy, former Houston Rockets player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 9in |
| 41% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming, former Houston Rockets basketball player |
| 39% | BARACK | 6 | First name of former President Obama |
| 38% | JAMESHARDEN | 11 | Houston Rockets member named the Western Conference Player of the Month for Oct-Nov 2017: 2 wds. |
| 38% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming (former Houston Rockets player) |
| 38% | NELSON | 6 | First name of former US Vice-President Rockefeller |
| 38% | YAO | 3 | Former professional basketball player ___ Ming who played for the Houston Rockets |
| 37% | RAFAEL | 6 | First name of tennis player Nadal |
| 37% | BOBBI | 5 | First name of Whitney Houston's daughter |
| 37% | MING | 4 | Yao ___, Chinese NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 6in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 37% | RALPHSAMPSON | 12 | NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MILLIE | 6 | First name of Bobby Brown from Stranger Things |
| 36% | BASIL | 5 | First name of Sherlock Holmes actor from the 1940s |
| 35% | ERNIE | 5 | First name of the character known as "Coach" from "Cheers" |
| 35% | OBI | 3 | The first name of Kenobi, from "Star Wars" |
| 35% | YAOMING | 7 | Former Houston Rockets player whose transfer cost 12.9 million Euros in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALEX | 4 | First name of the host of "Jeopardy!" from 1984 to 2021 |
| 35% | SPIRO | 5 | First name of the second vice president to resign from office |
| 35% | LOU | 3 | First name of Costello, from the comedy duo Abbott and Costello |
| 35% | YAO | 3 | Ming of the Houston Rockets |
| 35% | LAMAR | 5 | First name of basketball player Odom or last name of rapper Kendrick |
| 34% | UNA | 3 | Real first name of "Number One" from "Star Trek: Discovery" |
| 34% | ALTHEA | 6 | First name of legendary US tennis player Gibson |
| 34% | YAO | 3 | Ming of the Houston Rockets team |
| 34% | YAO | 3 | With 35a, name of the Chinese basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets |
| 34% | LEBRON | 6 | First name of a basketball player who recently signed with a new team |
| 34% | WILT | 4 | First name of the only player to score 100 points in an NBA game |