| 100% | ISAIAH | 6 | Sacramento Kings point guard Thomas who's named after a Pistons legend |
| 35% | PUMA | 4 | Sportswear brand named after a big cat, for whom Olympic legend Usain Bolt is an ambassador |
| 32% | BODIDDLEYBEAT | 13 | Rhythm named after a rock-and-roll legend |
| 31% | MIDAS | 5 | Auto service chain named after a mythical king |
| 31% | AHAB | 4 | Literary protagonist named after a king of Israel |
| 31% | MIDAS | 5 | Automotive service chain named after a mythical king |
| 30% | IRIS | 4 | Flower named after a Greek goddess who rode rainbows |
| 30% | UTE | 3 | People after whom a U.S. state is named |
| 30% | AMAZONITE | 9 | Green opaque gem named after a S. American river |
| 30% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after whom a western U.S. state is named |
| 30% | UTE | 3 | Indigenous people after whom a U.S. state is named |
| 30% | HOBSON | 6 | Thomas who lent his name to a "choice" |
| 29% | NEHEMIAH | 8 | Book of the Bible named after a cupbearer to Persian king Artaxerxes |
| 29% | MOCK | 4 | ___ Turtle, character named after a Victorian dish whom Alice encounters in 17a |
| 29% | HOBO | 4 | ___ bag (slouchy style of purse named after a drifter who rides the rails) |
| 29% | ISIAH | 5 | Longtime Pistons point guard ___ Thomas |
| 29% | WENDY | 5 | Nickname of Dave Thomas's fourth kid, whom he named a fast-food chain after |
| 28% | DALLAS | 6 | Vice president after whom a U.S. city is thought to have been named |
| 28% | AETNA | 5 | An insurance giant who is named after a volcano |
| 28% | STEELYDAN | 9 | Band that’s named after a fictional sex toy |
| 28% | LOTUS | 5 | Seated yoga position that's named after a flower |
| 28% | SALMON | 6 | Shade of pink that's named after a fish |
| 28% | PARTON | 6 | Performer after whom a clone was named |
| 28% | EPONYM | 6 | Person after whom a discovery is named |
| 28% | GALOP | 5 | Dance named after a horse's gait |
| 28% | ARGOS | 5 | Retail company known for its catalogs, named after a Greek city that had many mythological kings |
| 27% | VICTORIAN | 9 | British era before Edwardian that's named after a queen |
| 27% | BOPP | 4 | Astronomer Thomas for whom a comet is named |
| 27% | EBBETS | 6 | Charles after whom a sports field was named |
| 27% | SHEA | 4 | Attorney William after whom a stadium is named |