| 100% | THANDIE | 7 | Old name of Westworld actor now known as Thandiwe |
| 47% | BURMA | 5 | Previous name of the country now known as Myanmar |
| 43% | MARION | 6 | Real first name of the Iowa actor who was known as the "Duke" |
| 39% | BONE | 4 | Former name, under French rule, of the city and port in Algeria known now as Annaba |
| 37% | ROSA | 4 | Name of the oldest known living sea otter |
| 37% | SIAM | 4 | Old kingdom now known as Thailand |
| 37% | RICHARD | 7 | Name of the English king known as The Lionheart |
| 37% | IVAN | 4 | Name of the Russian leader known as The Terrible |
| 36% | CONSTANTINE | 11 | Eponym of the city now known as Istanbul |
| 36% | MCQUEEN | 7 | Actor known as the King of Cool |
| 35% | JOEEXOTIC | 9 | Working name of zoo owner known as the Tiger King |
| 35% | ERNIE | 5 | First name of the character known as "Coach" from "Cheers" |
| 35% | ROYROGERS | 9 | Actor known as the King of the Cowboys |
| 35% | GORDON | 6 | First name of the singer better known as Sting |
| 34% | ACA | 3 | Shortened name of what is commonly known as "Obamacare": Abbr. |
| 34% | ALI | 3 | Last name of the boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay |
| 34% | DAATH | 5 | Current name of the death metal band known as "Dirt Nap" until 2004 |
| 34% | ASS | 3 | Animal known as the beast of burden, with a name originating from Latin |
| 34% | LON | 3 | Horror actor Chaney known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces" |
| 34% | LON | 3 | Horror actor Chaney known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces" |
| 34% | MEL | 3 | Voice actor Blanc known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices" |
| 33% | READYSETGO | 10 | Original name of the indie band from Chino, California now known as "Echosmith" |
| 33% | SUE | 3 | Name of the T. Rex officially known as FMNH PR 2081 discovered near Faith, SD, in 1990 |
| 33% | EDO | 3 | Old name of Tokyo |
| 33% | FORMOSA | 7 | Old name of Taiwan |
| 32% | DORIA | 5 | Andrea ___, admiral known as the liberator of Genoa for whom an ill-fated ship was named |
| 32% | SAIGON | 6 | Old name of Vietnamese capital |
| 32% | MENS | 4 | Nine ___ morris, board game also known as "cowboy checkers," that is one of the oldest board games |
| 32% | PANTALOON | 9 | English name of a Venetian character in Italian commedia dell'arte represented as a foolish old man |
| 32% | EDO | 3 | Old name of Japan's capital |