| 100% | SCOTTO | 6 | Her 1965 Met debut was as Cio-Cio-San in "Madama Butterfly" |
| 44% | SIGOURNEYWEAVER | 15 | Her film debut was as Woody Allen's date in "Annie Hall" |
| 39% | CLUB | 4 | "Crying in the ___," song by Camila Cabello that was her debut single as a solo artist |
| 36% | ARLOPARKS | 9 | Her 2021 debut was Collapsed in Sunbeams |
| 36% | RENATASCO | 9 | Both her first and last performances at the Met were "Madama Butterfly" |
| 33% | OCONNELL | 8 | Jerry —, actor whose film debut was as Vern Tessio in 1986 drama Stand by Me |
| 32% | DOMINGO | 7 | Placido —, Spanish tenor and conductor whose New York singing debut was in 1965 |
| 30% | ANI | 3 | Singer who made her Broadway debut this year as Persephone in Hadestown |
| 30% | DORA | 4 | 10-year-old adventurer who was 7 when she debuted in 2000 |
| 30% | FLAGSTAD | 8 | Kirsten —, Norwegian soprano known for her Wagnerian roles whose Metropolitan Opera, New York debut was in 1935 |
| 30% | FLAGSTAD | 8 | Kirsten —, Norwegian soprano known for her Wagnerian roles whose Metropolitan Opera, New York, debut was in 1935 |
| 29% | WHOOPIGOLDBERG | 14 | Actress who made her film debut as Celie in "The Color Purple": 2 wds. |
| 29% | CARRIEFISHER | 12 | "Star Wars" actress who made her film debut as Lorna in "Shampoo": 2 wds. |
| 29% | PARR | 4 | Ben who was named as San Francisco's coolest social media geek in 2011 |
| 29% | TRACYCHAPMAN | 12 | Singer whose song "Fast Car," from her self-titled debut album, was a #6 hit in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TENORS | 6 | Pinkerton and others, in Madama Butterfly |
| 28% | KATHY | 5 | She is an American business leader who was appointed as the CEO of distribution company Graybar in 2012 |
| 28% | SAFRA | 5 | She is an Israeli-American business leader who was appointed as the co-CEO of Oracle Corporation in 2014 |
| 28% | THEREDMENACE | 12 | "Flora ___," a 1965 musical in which 18a made her Broadway debut in the title role: 3 wds. |
| 28% | DOROTHYDIX | 10 | Her advice column debuted in 1896 |
| 28% | KATZ | 4 | New York deli where the "I'll have what she's having" scene in "When Harry Met Sally ..." was filmed |
| 27% | INDRA | 5 | She is an Indian-American business head who was appointed as the CEO of food and beverage giant PepsiCo in 2006 |
| 27% | HOFF | 4 | Harry S —, English author whose 1934 debut novel Trina was published in the US as It Happened in PRK |
| 27% | LEENANAIR | 9 | She was appointed CEO of Chanel in 2021 |
| 27% | KIMPETRAS | 9 | She was alone with Nicki Minaj in 2023 |
| 27% | SALLYRIDE | 9 | She was the first American woman in Space |
| 27% | STRAIGHTLACED | 13 | In her corset, actress Beatrice was _____ |
| 27% | STEPHONCASTLE | 13 | UConn Huskies point guard who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs as the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ELLA | 4 | She, in San Juan |
| 27% | LAMARR | 6 | She was in "Ecstasy" |