| 100% | ALEUTIAN | 8 | Once called Catherine Archipelago, the __ Islands |
| 53% | CEYLON | 6 | Island once called Serendip, source of the word "serendipity" |
| 50% | MOLUCCAS | 8 | Group of islands in the Malay Archipelago also called the Maluku Islands |
| 45% | TONGA | 5 | Archipelago known as the Friendly Islands |
| 44% | NAURU | 5 | Nation once called Pleasant Island |
| 44% | NAURU | 5 | Pacific nation once called Pleasant Island |
| 44% | ASTROS | 6 | Team once called the Colt .45s |
| 44% | ANDRETHEGIANT | 13 | Wrestler once called the "Immovable Object" |
| 44% | HULKHOGAN | 9 | Wrestler once called the "Irresistible Force" |
| 43% | FALANA | 6 | Singer/actress once called the "Black Venus" |
| 43% | URSAMINOR | 9 | Constellation once called the Dragon's Wing |
| 43% | RAYE | 4 | Comedian once called the Female Bob Hope |
| 43% | AVON | 4 | Company once called the California Perfume Company |
| 43% | EROICA | 6 | Beethoven work once called the "Bonaparte" Symphony |
| 43% | ELBA | 4 | Island in the Tuscan Archipelago |
| 42% | TULSA | 5 | City once called "Oil Capital of the World" |
| 42% | ASTORS | 6 | Family once called the “landlords of New York” |
| 42% | ARENA | 5 | Crypto.com ___ (venue once called the Staples Center) |
| 41% | ONEIL | 5 | Kitty once called "the fastest woman in the world" |
| 41% | ROSIE | 5 | Comedian/TV host once called the "Queen of Nice" |
| 41% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | Beantown MLB team once called the Americans: 3 wds. |
| 41% | NORTHSEA | 8 | Too nippy for swimming; once called the German Sea |
| 41% | ALGEBRA | 7 | Branch of mathematics once called the Rule of Coss |
| 41% | IBM | 3 | Tech giant once called the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company |
| 41% | HELGOLAND | 9 | Island in the Svalbard archipelago, Breibukta bay |
| 41% | MAURITIUS | 9 | Island on which the dodo once lived |
| 41% | MAURITIUS | 9 | Island nation once home to the dodo |
| 41% | AMARILLO | 8 | Texas city once called the "Helium Capital of the World" |
| 41% | LOLAFALANA | 10 | Singer/dancer/actress once called the "Queen of Las Vegas" |
| 41% | CHICAGOBEARS | 12 | Windy City NFL team once called the Staleys: 2 wds. |