17 most popular baby names based on cars
For some parents, the main driver in picking a baby name is a car.
Yahoo managing editor Justin Hyde researched Social Security Administration data for registered newborns to see what the most popular baby names in 2014 were based on car names. Some — like Lincoln and Bentley — were the most popular among the thousands of babies named after cars.
This isn’t necessarily a new trend, either. Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabyNameWizard, a popular baby name website, told Yahoo that parents have looked to their cars for baby names for decades.
“You do see a lot of luxury brands cross the line onto baby names,” Wattenberg told Yahoo. “Any kind of brand associated with a lifestyle, like Armani or Prada … an obvious place to look is things you like and admire.”
What other names made the list? Here’s a look at the most popular baby names based on cars, broken down by the specific number of boys and girls who received each name in 2014.
Lincoln
Boys: 4,785, Girls: 127, Total: 4,912
Bentley
Boys: 4,722, Girls: 173, Total: 4,895
Royce
Boys: 601, Girls: 43, Total: 644
Chevy
Boys: 236, Girls: 43, Total: 279
Mercedes
Boys: 0, Girls: 268, Total: 268
Ford
Boys: 244, Girls: 0, Total: 244
Lexus
Boys: 0, Girls: 73, Total: 73
Ram
Boys: 38, Girls: 0, Total: 38
Dodge
Boys: 30, Girls: 0, Total: 0
Kia
Boys: 0, Girls: 23, Total: 23
Audi
Boys: 0, Girls: 12, Total: 12
Tesla
Boys: 9, Girls: 0, Total: 9
Mercury
Boys: 6, Girls: 0, Total: 6
Nissan
Boys: 5, Girls: 0, Total: 5
Infinity
Boys: 0, Girls: 5, Total: 5
Jaguar
Boys: 5, Girls: 0, Total: 5
McLaren
Boys: 5, Girls: 0, Total 5
