| 100% | SOTU | 4 | Prez’s address originally called the Annual Message |
| 39% | ELKS | 4 | Organization originally called the Jolly Corks |
| 39% | ASTROS | 6 | Team originally called the Colt .45s |
| 39% | STEELERS | 8 | NFL team originally called the Pirates |
| 39% | ELKS | 4 | Group originally called the "Jolly Corks" |
| 38% | INXS | 4 | Sydney band originally called The Farriss Brothers |
| 38% | EROS | 4 | London statue originally called the Shaftesbury Monument |
| 38% | NETS | 4 | Team originally called the New Jersey Americans |
| 38% | YACHTROCK | 9 | Genre originally called the West Coast Sound |
| 38% | LONDONEYE | 9 | English attraction originally called the Millennium Wheel |
| 38% | LIMAPERU | 8 | Capital originally called the City of the Kings |
| 38% | NETS | 4 | N.B.A. team originally called the Americans |
| 38% | SENTRA | 6 | Car model originally called the Sunny in Japan |
| 38% | XMEN | 4 | Comic book heroes originally called the Merry Mutants |
| 38% | ARCO | 4 | It was originally called the Sacramento Sports Arena |
| 38% | CRAZYFROG | 9 | CGI Eurodance character originally called the Annoying Thing |
| 38% | LED | 3 | ___ Zeppelin who were originally called the New Yardbirds |
| 38% | ELKS | 4 | Group originally called the "Jolly Corks" |
| 37% | ASTROS | 6 | M.L.B. team originally called the Colt .45s |
| 36% | NEILSIMON | 9 | Namesake of a Broadway venue originally called the Alvin Theatre |
| 35% | PSI | 3 | Subcommittee originally called the "Truman Committee" which Rob Portman currently chairs (abbr.) |
| 35% | SNL | 3 | Its cast was originally called the Not Ready for Prime Time Players |
| 35% | POPEYES | 7 | Restaurant chain originally called Chicken on the Run |
| 35% | SERVICE | 7 | The second S in SMS messaging |
| 34% | KRAMER | 6 | Sitcom character originally called Kessler in the pilot episode |
| 34% | WALLST | 6 | NYC stretch originally called "Het Cingel" by the Dutch |
| 33% | SOS | 3 | The Police's "Message in a Bottle" distress call |
| 32% | COE | 3 | Iowa college whose founder originally called it the School for the Prophets |
| 31% | KMART | 5 | Retailer originally named the S. S. Kresge Company |
| 31% | PEPSICOLA | 9 | Beverage originally called Brad's Drink |