| 100% | BENEDICT | 8 | He was succeeded by Argentina's Jorge Maria Bergoglio, who took the name Pope Francis |
| 33% | BORIS | 5 | He was succeeded by Liz, who was succeeded by Rishi |
| 30% | PELE | 4 | He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C. |
| 29% | OBAMA | 5 | He was succeeded by Donald Trump |
| 28% | LEOI | 4 | He was succeeded by his archdeacon Hilarius |
| 28% | TUT | 3 | He was succeeded by his great-uncle Ay |
| 28% | LEO | 3 | Name taken by the new pope |
| 28% | OOMPAUL | 7 | Name by which former president of the Transvaal S J P Kruger was known |
| 27% | FERMI | 5 | Enrico ___, Italian physicist who is known for creating the world's first nuclear reactor and has an element named after him |
| 27% | DANIEL | 6 | He was cast into the lion's den by Nebuchadnezzar |
| 27% | TESLA | 5 | Inventor for whom the S.I. unit of magnetic-flux density is named |
| 27% | RUMBLETHEBISON | 14 | Mascot of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who was named NBA's Mascot of the Year in the same year he debuted: 3 wds. |
| 27% | AIMEEMANN | 9 | Grammy award winning female bassist who has been named one of the world's top ten greatest living songwriters by NPR: 2 wds. |
| 26% | KRIS | 4 | (3/3) ___ Kringle is another name he goes by that comes from the German word Christkindl |
| 26% | SASHA | 5 | ___ Banks, American professional wrestler who was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2020 |
| 26% | TORERO | 6 | One who takes the bull by the horns |
| 26% | LUCIFER | 7 | Fantasy TV series named after the protagonist who is the Lord of Hell played by Tom Ellis |
| 26% | SAINT | 5 | Pope Francis is named for one |
| 26% | POE | 3 | The Mystery Writers of America's awards are named for him |
| 26% | OUTSIDERS | 9 | "The ___," 1983 drama film by Francis Ford Coppola that was based on the eponymous novel by S.E. Hinton |
| 25% | MAISEL | 6 | "The Marvelous Mrs. ___," TV series named after the protagonist who is a stand-up comedian played by Rachel Brosnahan |
| 25% | JETT | 4 | Rocker Joan who was named the best female guitar player of all time by the Gibson guitar company |
| 25% | LAYLA | 5 | 1970 song by Eric Clapton featuring the titular character who's got him "on his knees," and is just the kind of girl they sing songs about |
| 25% | TOTO | 4 | He was chased by the Cowardly Lion |
| 25% | ASHE | 4 | He was named 1992's Sportsman of the Year, despite retiring from tennis 12 years earlier |
| 25% | CIRCE | 5 | Greek sorceress who took the phrase "men are pigs" literally |
| 25% | IDRIS | 5 | Actor Elba who was been named Sexiest Man Alive by "People" and Sexiest Man of the Year by "Essence" |
| 25% | AEGEUS | 6 | Theseus's father for whom the Aegean Sea is named |
| 25% | HANNIBAL | 8 | Horror thriller TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic psychiatrist and cannibal played by Mads Mikkelsen |
| 25% | BARRY | 5 | Comedy crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a Marine-turned-hitman played by Bill Hader |