700+ Best Car Names – Funny, Cool Names for Cars

There’s so much to love about getting a new car, from the amazing new car smell to the enjoyment of a super smooth ride. But arguably the best part of getting a new car is the thrill you get as you choose a fun name for your vehicle! After all, why settle for listing make and model every time you tell someone about your new ride?

So how do you come up with the perfect name for your new car? It’s easier said than done. There’s a bit of an art to naming your vehicle. Here’s how to find the best name ever.

Cool Car Names

When you come up with nicknames for your friends, it can be helpful to run them by them first. Naming your car? Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks – just decide what you think is cool. But if you need some help brainstorming the coolest car names, take a look and be inspired by the list below.

• Thunderbolt
• Vortex
• Maverick
• Blaze
• Nitro
• Phoenix
• Cobra
• Falcon
• Titan
• Mirage
• Valkyrie
• Spitfire
• Cyclone
• Gremlin
• Gizmo
• Undertaker
• Chaos
• Ponyboy
• McLovin’
• Judge Dredd
• Beep Beep
• Cannonball
• General Lee
• Ecto-1
• Mad Max
• Optimus Prime

Funny car names

Coming up with funny nicknames for your car is just as enjoyable as coming up with funny usernames and group chat names. Giggle through this list, and choose the one that makes you snort-laugh.

• Shake and Bake
• Little Miss Muffet
• Wienermobile
• Mr. Potato Head
• Law and Order: SUV
• Mr. Bean
• Gru
• Chinchilla
• Frodo
• Wicket
• Dumbledore
• Gandalf
• Doughboy
• Pork Chop
• Squeaker
• Pocket Rocket
• Cheeto
• Nermal

Black Car Names

As with any product, the color black represents quality, elegance, and mystique. The same goes for black car names.

And because it’s a classic car color, they also serve as appropriate used car names. Actually, the way these relate to color rather than item, they are even cool dog names for black breeds.

Male Car Names

A male name for your car can give it a strong, bold personality,andthese ideas range from traditional and tough to streamlined and speedy:

Girls Car Names

Whether you take inspiration from Greek mythology, your favorite movies, female athletes or even female dog names, you will surely inspire a truly great girl car name! Here are two dozen of the best.

• Swiftie
• Barbie
• Lizzo
• Adele
• Minnie
• Liz Lemon
• Hestia
• Rapinoe
• Athena
• Ariel
• Danica
• Ladybird
• Kitty
• Betty
• Arya
• Black Widow
• Ke$ha
• Harley
• Leia
• Brienne
• Frida
• Hermione
• Bumblebee
• Tinker Bell

Sports Car Names

There are so many possibilities for sports car names that will capture and reflect your car’s aerodynamics, style or, of course, speed!

White Car Names

If you can’t come up with the ideal name for your car, why not use its color as a starting point? Using color can be a good approach, no matter what you are naming – think about how perfect the name Snowball is for a white cat. Boyd has known lots of people who have called their white cars some version of purity, like Snow and Ivory. Here are some of our favorites:

Red Car Names

If you cannot come with an ideal nickname for your red car, think of how fiery, passionate and almost aggressive that color can be, suggests Boyd who offered red car names like Ruby and Blaze.

Here are more red-inspired car names for your ride. (And some could even be a cool Wi-Fi name – Ron Burgundy, we’re looking at you!)

Names for SUVs

Big and beefy, capable of hauling tons of things across all types of terrain and lots of passengers: your SUV should carry a name that is big and strong!

• Land Shark
• Kraken
• Big Foot
• Roadrunner
• Rhino
• Honey Badger
• Judge Dredd
• Mad Max
• Optimus
• Law and Order
• Beefcake
• Meatball
• Boss Baby
• Sasquatch
• Pork Chop
• Renegade
• Hurricane
• Ares
• Axl
• Big Boy
• Blunderbuss
• Bombshell
• Cap’n Crunch
• Jodie Forester (for Subaru drivers)
• Groot

Names for Minivans

Because your child will use this name a lot as they speak about the car that takes them to day care and soccer practice and because minivans lend themselves to a fun, child-like name, here are 20 fun names for your minivan.

• Rock Lobster
• Vanny
• Vanilla
• Clifford (especially if red)
• BingBong
• Van Gogh
• Pac-Van
• Vanna White
• Tank
• Brown-Eyed Girl
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (or Chitty for short)
• Van Dyke
• T-Rex
• Wonka
• Big Bird
• The Hulk
• Cherry Bomb
• King Kong
• Simba
• Tadpole

Best Names for Small Cars

Teeny tiny and diminutive, small cars afford a funny name that can homage the smallness of their ride or poke fun at it. Here are some cool names for your compact car.

• Teacup
• Skittle
• Tidbit
• Trinket
• BonBon
• Peanut
• Cricket
• Polly Pocket
• Nugget
• Tiny
• Furby
• Jellybean
• Gummy
• Niblet
• Wee man
• Applejack
• Scoot
• Pinkie Pie
• Fun Size
• Slimey the Worm
• Munchkin
• Frodo
• Rosebud
• Nemo
• Dory
• Smurfette
• Sonic

Best Names for Trucks

Because of classic images of beefy trucks ably steaming through rocky creeks, making water fly from side to side and a rich country music history that has romanticized a good ol’ American pickup, every great truck deserves a great name to match.

Here are 20 of the best names for your truck, whether you’re driving an F-150 or a Dodge Ram.

• Duke
• Rocky
• Lucky
• Rex
• Buster
• Daisy
• Goldie
• Betty
• Bertha
• Loretta
• Thelma
• Johnny Cash
• Hank
• Hank Jr.
• Willie
• Champ
• Bear
• Moose
• Hades
• Rusty

Sweet Female Car Names for Girl

Mean Girl	Juno	Xena
T Swift	Laura Croft	Eleven
Adele	Peggy	Veep
Bieber	Dorothy	The Bride
Ke$ha	The Wicked Witch	Regina
Bae	Pippi Longstockings	Rey
Bella	Sansa	Princess Leia
Clueless	Elaine	Katniss
Fat Amy	Holly Golightly	Mary Poppins
Romy	Lady Macbeth	Liz Lemon
Elle Woods	Brienne of Tarth	Buffy
Cinderella	Scarlett O’Hara	Little Lady
Tinkerbelle	Warrior Princess	Mystique

cute car names For Girl

Dottie	Sassy	Kisses
Sugar	Duchess	BonBon
Evie	Candie	Fiona
Princess	Mademoiselle	Lizzie
Lexie	Porsche	Flo
Maneater	Lovebug	Vixen
Olive	Nova	Pearl
Pokie	Pony	Polka
Sister	Tipsy	Pillow
Ellie	Tommy	Fay
Cindy	Splash	Zippy
Juicy	Pip	Lola
Sprinkle	Daisy	Boop

Awesome Names List for Fast Cars

Demon	Bolt	Kazam
Devil	Knockout	Boom Boom
Dust Devil	TO	Bam Bam
Dam Hoover	Burner	Roadrunner
Taz	Burn	Fast Five
Smoke	Racer	Fast and Furious
Brimstone	Race	Furiosa
Firebrand	Fast	Imperator Furiosa
Torch	SpeedX	Hannibal
Torcher	Pacer	Clockwork
Scorch	Pace	Clockwork Orange
Light wave	Divebomb	Dr. Strangeglove
Screech	Blink	Swoosh
Score	Snap	Apollo
TD	Kapow	Zinger

Exotic Car Names

Ben-Hur	Madagascar	Emilio
Heracles	Zeppelin	Anders
Zee German	Zander	Sapphira
Zee Swede	Zounds	Baltic
The Foreign Hand	Athena	Gibraltar
The Ambassador’s Daughter	Amalfi	Norsk
Ibiza	Tagliatelle	Tripoli
Bombay	Pandora	Persia

Names for Junkers and Clunkers

Stepchild	The Goon	Craigslist
Swamp Thing	Pavement Face	Die Hard
Junkyard	Squeaker	Milk Dud
Junk Bait	Sawdust	Half Life
Vulture Bait	Sawbones	Dumptruck
Roadkill	Troublemaker	Garbage Truck
OK Suzy	Whole Paycheck	Wheezy
Sasquatch	Dents Ahoy	The Zit

Hilarious Names for Old Cars

The Joker	Grandma	Penny Loafer
Scarface	The Pope	Bingo Champ
Dracula	Gandalf	Prune Juice
Rasputin	Dumbledore	Beauty Queen
Grandpa	Father Time	Prom Queen
Stonehenge	Nursing Home Dropout	Murder She Wrote
Benjamin Franklin	Depends	Lucy
Grumpy	Gravebait	TVLand
Betty White	Quaker Oats	Sunshine State
Gramps	Metamucil	The Old Testament

Intellectual Car Names

Shakespeare	Clair de Lune	Jane Eyre
Harvard	Einstein	Jane Austen
John Milton	Chardonnay	Oxford
Charlotte Bronte	401(k)	Cambridge
Je Ne Sais Quois	Foie Gras	Ivory Fender
Mendelssohn	Gilgamesh	PhD
Beethoven	Charlotte Bronte	String Theory

Names for the Unicorn Car

Lisa Frank	Uni-car	Princess Celestia
Emperor of Dreams	Princess of Butterflies	Twilight Sparkle
Adventure Time	The Duke of Willow Trees	Apple Bloom
Night Splendor	Empress Violet	Sparkle bright
Wizard of Rainbows	Count Giggles	Rainbow Forest
Magic Puppy	Shiny	Gumdrop Chariot
Glitter Train	Fluttershy	Glitter Boat
Fab Four-Door	Pinkie Pie	The Rainbow Chinchilla

Blue Car Names

Much like Disney dog names and book club names, blue car names derive inspiration from movies and pop culture. One of the nicknames below is bound to be just right for your wheels.

AvaCar	Doc Hudson	Mystique
Baby Blue	Dory	Periwinkle
Baloo	Gonzo	Poseidon
Big Blue	Ice Cube	Serenity
Blue Devil	Ice Ice Baby	Shark Attack
Blue Dolphin	Jaws	Smurf
Blueberry	Leonardo	Sonic
Bluedini	Mako	Street Genie
Cookie Monster	Megamind	Sully
Dinoco Blue	Mr. Freeze	Tidal Wave

Green Car Names

Alien	Green Lantern	Ninja Turtle
Chick Hicks	Green Machine	Picklemobile
Clover	Gumby	Poison Ivy
Dragonfly	Irish Lass	Ribbet
Emerald	Kermit	The Booger
Flubber	Kiwi Kruiser	The Green Goddess
Frogger	Little Monster	The Hulk
Green Almighty	Mean Green	Toyoda
Green Giant	Mike Wazowski	Toyoshi
Green Hornet	Mr. Green	Zombie

Yellow Car Names

Banana Splitz	Ducky	Minion Mobile
Bananamobile	Electricity	Python
Big Bird	Firefly	Solar Flare
Blonde Babe	Honeylemon	Spicy Mustard
Blondie	Illuminati	Sunflower
Bumble Bee	Lemon	Sunshine
Buttercup	Lightning	Tequila Sunrise
Citron	Lightning Bug	Tweety Bird
Cruisin’ Canary	Luigi	Wolverine
Del Sol	Mellow Yellow	Yellowjacket

Orange Car Names

Butterfinger	General Lee	Pulp Patrol
Cheddar	Hot Wheels	Pulperizer
Cheeto	Julius	Pulpetrator
Chucky	Kenny McCormick	Pumpkin Eater
Clementine	Kumquat Kruiser	Sly Fox
Creamsicle	Lady Marmalade	Sunkist
Crush	Michaelangelo	Tang
Fireball	Nemo	Tangerine
Flamer	Oompa Loompa	The Fox
Flying Carrot	Peel Out	Tiger

Pink Car Names

Blushing Beemer	Hamm	Pink Cadillac
Bubble Gum	Hot Mama	Pink Lemonade
Cameo	Hot Rod Pink	The Pink Panther
Carberry Daiquiri	Lottie	Pinky
Carnation	Madamoiselle	Pixie
Cherry Blossom	Malibu Barbie	Rosebud
Cotton Camry	Miss Piggy	Rosette
Dolly	Peaches	Strawberry Street
Ford Fuchsia	Peony	Tickle Me Pink
Gumdrop	Peppermint Pistons	Valentine

Purple Car Names

Amethyst	Karma	Purple People Eater
Barney	Mad Minion	Ramone
Cheshire Cat	Mythic	Stella
Cosmo	Nebula	Tanzanite
Dark Spell	Orchid	Twilight
Darkwing Duck	Pandora	Ultraviolet
Dino	Pansy	Ursula
Disco Inferno	Purple Cruiser	Violet
Grape Soda	Purple Haze	Wild Berry
Holley Shiftwell	Purple Lotus	Willy Wonka

Silver Car Names

Anonymous	James Bond	Silver Lightning
Axiom	Knight	Silver Surfer
Bender	Mercury	Soul Ride
Bullet	Metalhead	Spark Plug
Chrome Sweet Chrome	Moonlight Rider	Sterling
DeLorean	Pewter	Stormy
Heavy Metal	RoboCar	Sylvia
Hi-Ho Silver	Rocket Fuel	The Razor
Invincible	Scythe	Titanium
Iron Man	Silver Fox	Tron

Gold Car Names

American Eagle	Gold Stud	Krugerrand
Bling Bling	Golden Girl	Lady Luck
Champagne	Golden Gun	Lucky
Champion	Goldfinger	Nugget
Chardonnay	Goldilocks	Pharaoh
Cleopatra	Goldschläger	Pixie Dust
Crown Royal	Great Gatsby	Olympia
Duchess	Honey	Queen Bee
Gold Digger	Jackpot	Star
Gold Rush	King Midas	Starstruck

What should I name my vehicle?

Your new automobile is more than just a means of getting from point A to point B. It’s a reflection of you. With that being said, if you have a long commute or planned some road trips, you’re going to be spending a lot of time behind the wheel. Shouldn’t your car have a name to show that it’s part of the team?

1. Think about the make and model of the car.

Let’s start with the basics: the make and model of the car. Every car has different looks—just like each person. Have you ever met a big, bulky guy named Spencer? No, he’s probably named Bruce or Jason.

How about a quirky girl-next-door named Anastasia? More like Heather or Jess. Same rules apply to your car; a flashy, sporty convertible should receive a name that reflects that, just as a rugged 4×4 or vintage sedan would.

2. Think about what you plan to do in the car.

Secondly, think about what you are going to do with the car. Are you going to take it off-roading? Do you have to haul band gear? Write down names based on those actions. If you’re going to be driving an SUV to take to the mountains to camp, names like “Firestarter” or “Stargazer” might pique your interest.

What if you have a compact sedan that will be an everyday driver? Your car could be called “Diamond” or “Boss”. Lots of people use popular character names like Laura Croft for an off-road vehicle or Mad Max for a monstrous pickup.

3. Think about the color of the vehicle.

Colors can help too! You might think of a character name based on the color, like The Hulk for a green off-road vehicle. There are many color names that work like names too. (Think Amethyst, Scarlet, or Maroon.)

4. Consider if your car has a gender.

Would you like to identify your car’s gender? Historically, car names were female but anything goes! A cute little coupe might be called “Bella,” whereas a Lexus convertible might be called “Queen.” Many people name their large trucks something masculine like “Bruno” or “Tank.”

5. Be creative with your car’s name.

But there are no limits to actual names! There are many cars out there named Flash, Devil, Sparky, etc. You can think about mythological beings (e.g., Unicorn, Chimera, Dragon), or Gods (e.g., Zeus, Venus), or famous buildings or ships (e.g. Eiffel Tower, U.S.S. Enterprise), or animals (e.g. Bumblebee, Tank).

The main thing is to select a name that (a) physically describes the car (b) fits you and (c) and expresses the attitude you want to convey! The best car names fit all three criteria.

For instance, a full-sized truck that’s intended to tow a boat is unlikely to be called “Princess.” But it could be named “Poseidon” or something similar.

A sporty little convertible would not go by “The Terminator.” You need a name for It that perfectly reflects your new car’s personality.

Still struggling for name ideas? Keep reading for a carefully curated list of best car names around!