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17 popular baby names based on cars
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It turns out many parents across the United States name their children after cars. Here's a list of the most popular. - photo by Herb Scribner
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 isnt 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? Heres 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
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