THE MOST POPULAR CAR-INSPIRED BABY NAMES IN THE UK REVEALED

Anyone who is about to become a parent for the first time knows how challenging it is to choose the best name for your new baby. But when inspiration strikes, it’s surprising where your passions will lead you.

For car enthusiasts, the answer is simple. With so many iconic and brilliant car names to choose from, there’s a reason why classic and modern motor names are topping the baby name lists.

Car finance company Carvine have recently researched the top 10 UK baby names, according to government published data.

Topping both the boy and girl charts is Morgan. Carvine’s findings show that since 2000, 15,181 boys and 9,332 girls have been given the name of this quintessentially British motoring giant.

Coming in a respectable second place is Austin for boys (8,398), inspired by the 1930s vintage cars, while Alba takes second place for girls (1,556).

Rio takes the third spot for boys (4,871) and Kia for girls (1,470) despite Top Gear heralding the latest Kia Rio as “a perfectly reasonable car for people who aren’t interested in cars.”

Hunter (4,286) and Lincoln (3,897) take the fourth and fifth spots for the boys, followed by Cooper in sixth place (3,065). The latter inspired by legendary British motoring company that placed the MINI Cooper on the map.

Formula 1 titan Mercedes takes fourth place for girls (1,237), followed by the ‘never out of style’ Clio (217). As numbers start to drip away in sixth place onwards with Lexus (181) for popular girl names down to 59 for Lotus in tenth place, car names are leaving a lasting mark on what UK parents name their offspring.

Other popular names that didn’t make the top 10 spots in both categories include Aria, Catalina, Dakota, Eleanor, Nova and Star.

Alex Thomas, a marketing executive for Carvine, commented, “both top 10 car-inspired baby name lists prove the UK’s passion for motors. Whether it comes down to that nostalgic feeling of sitting behind the wheel of a car for the first time or the pure driving experience, you can understand why car enthusiasts would take their inspiration from one of their biggest passions!”

As car names continue to challenge the status quo of modern baby names, it will be interesting to see what tops the lists in the next decade as the motoring industry makes even bigger strides towards net-zero emissions.