Tips For Naming Your Car Wash

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Last Updated on September 27, 2020

In just about every town you are going to find a car wash, so it’s no surprise settling on a unique name when starting a car wash is no easy task.

Picking the right name gives potential customers an idea about the services your car wash provides, create a good first impression, and helps you stand out from the competition.

Are all the good car wash business names already taken? How do you come up with a catchy name? And is the name available and legal to use?

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If you’re not sure how to answer those questions, you’re in the right place. Keep reading to learn my top tips for choosing the perfect business name and how to make sure your favorite choices are available to use.

Let’s dive in!

Tips for Choosing the Perfect Car Wash Name

If you’re struggling to choose a good name for your car wash company, one of the best things to do is start brainstorming. As you go through the tips outlined below, make a list of words, phrases, and terms associated with your business.

From there, you can narrow down the list and cross off ideas you don’t like.

Once you have several top considerations, we’ll walk through how to make sure you’re allowed to use them. This last step helps you narrow down your list even more so you can make a final decision.

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1. Consider the Services You Plan to Offer

There are several types of car cleaning businesses, so it’s essential to consider the services you plan to offer such as a self-service car was or full-service with attendants.

Add the different types of services you want to offer to your brainstorming list.

Remember to avoid anything limiting your business’s future growth if you decide to go in another direction down the road.

2. Location-Specific Terms

Most car washes are specific to a geographic service area, which can make for a memorable name. So, if that’s true for your business, consider adding a location-specific term to your business name.

You can consider things like:

City nicknames
Neighborhoods
Regions or states

However, consider what happens if you expand outside your intended service area. Does the name become limiting? If so, it’s best to avoid it if you plan to expand or change directions later.

3. Avoid Business Names That Are Hard to Pronounce, Hear, or Spell

Despite the technological advances of voice search, assistants like Siri and Alexa struggle to understand slang and other confusing words.

This could limit how often your business shows up in voice (and text-based) search if your name is hard to spell, pronounce, or hear. Because of that, it’s important to avoid complicated words and using numbers in place of letters. While having a unique car wash name is good, being too unique may not be so good.

Keeping the name of your car wash simple and easy to remember makes it easier for your potential customers can easily find you.

4. Consider Alliterations and Rhyming Words

Alliterations and rhymes can be used to come up with funny car wash names that are catchy and easy to remember. Because of that, they make for great business names.

That said, it’s not always easy to come up with them. Start with choosing a few of your favorite words from your master brainstorm list.

Then, you can Google “words that start with W” to come up with names like Wonder Wash or Wash World whatever letter you’re using to create an alliteration. Alternatively, you can search “words that rhyme with _____”.

It can be time-consuming, but it’s an excellent place to start.

And don’t forget to add any exciting finds to your brainstorm list while you’re at it. Try not to overthink the names you come up with in this stage. Just write them all down as some may spark better ideas later.

5. Steer Clear of Initials or Obscure Acronyms

Initials and unusual acronyms are hard to remember, so they typically don’t make great business names. They can also be challenging to pronounce and confusing for voice search as well.

Furthermore, there are 325 different two-letter combination possibilities in the English language. And the odds of your customers remembering the specific letters you chose are pretty small.

6. Imagery Words

Another consideration when brainstorming name ideas is whether there are industry-related words or different designes that could also lend themselves to also be used in a logo. For instance, a car wash could use an image of a clean car or bubbles and focus the name around the image.

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Still Needing Inspiration for a Car Wash Business Name?

Here is a list of existing and catchy car wash names that may help give you a wide range of car washing names. While many of these names may be available for you to use, be sure to check first to be sure it can be used.

Tips on how to check business name availability are after the list of names!

1501 West Wash
22nd Avenue Car Wash
3 Minute Express Carwash
5th & L Carwash
95th Street Car Wash Annex
A C Carwash
A J S Auto Wash & Detail Service
All American Express Car Wash
Aqua Car Wash
Atlantis Softwash
Auto Fresh Car Wash
Auto Spa Of Middletown
Baja Waves Car Wash
Bellflower Car Wash
Berto Auto Spa
Big Boy Car Wash
Big Red’s Car Wash
Bill’s Car Wash
Blanco’s Car Wash Corp
Bliss Car Wash
Body Beautiful Spa
Bonjour Car Wash
Broadway Car Wash
Bubble Blue Auto Detailing Car
Bubble Clean
Bubble Time Express Carwash
C & C Car Wash
Callie Car Wash Co
Capital City Car Wash
Capital Pressure Wash
Car Brite
Car Crazy Carwash
Car Polish Miami
Car Wash Doctor
Car Wash Josh
Car Wash Mobile
Car Wash Palace
Car Wash People
Car Washing On Wheels
Car Wax Man
Caring Hands Car Wash
Carranza’s Mobile Car Wash
Carwash South
Chromin Around Town
City Hall Car Wash
City Mobile Wash
Classic Castle Carwash
Clean Car Capital
Clean Cars
Clean Freak Car Wash
Clear Water Auto Spa
Clockwork Exotic Car Wash
Coastline Car Wash
Cobblestone Auto Spa
Cruz N Clean Carwash
Crystal Cave Car Wash
Custom Clean Mobile Car Wash
Daniel’s Mobile Carwash
Detail Garage Burbank
Diamond Auto Salon
Diamond Detailing Hand Car Wash
Diamond Mobile Car Wash
Dirty South Car Wash Service
Dixon’s Detailing Car Wash Service
D-Luxe Hand Carwash
Double Car Wash & Detailing
Drip N Suds Hand Car Wash
Dynasty Car Wash
E & A Car Wash
E Z Clean Car Wash
Eagles Car Wash Mobile Detail
Easy Pressure Wash
Eco Love Car Wash
Eco Waterless Car Wash
Elemento Auto Wash
Elite Auto Salon
Elite Car Spa
Elite Car Washes
Elma & Sanon Mobile Car Wash
Empire Fleet Wash
Euroshine Hand Carwash
Executive Car Wash
Express Carwash
Exquisite Car Wash
Extreme Wash
E-Z Wash Corp
Fast Four Hand Car Wash
Fast Wash
Faultless Car Wash
Fernando’s Mobile Car Wash
Fidels Way Unique Hand Car Wash
Five Stars Mobil Car Wash
Flash Car Wash
Florida Super Car Wash
Fly By Carwash
Folsom Lake Hand Carwash
Foothill Express Car Wash
Francis & Sons Carwash
Freddy’s Detail Shop
Freeway Car Wash
Fresh & Clean Carwash
Frog Car Wash
Full Detail Car Wash
Gate Express Car Wash
Gateway Car Wash & Detailing
Gleam Car Wash
Go Waterless Car Wash
Goo Goo Car Wash
Good Car Wash
Good Old Car Wash
Green Car Wash
Green Forest Express Car Wash
Greene County Splash Car Wash
Hammocks Car Wash
Highland Park Car Wash
Hi-Tech Car Wash
Hobe Sound Full Service Car Wash
Hollywood Auto Spa
Holt Premium Car Wash
Holtville Car Wash
Hot Rods Hand Car Wash
Hydro Wash
I 5 Car Wash Express
Impressive Auto Spa
Inglewood Express Carwash
J & A Car Wash
Jammin’ Car Wash
Joe Bright Power Wash Corp
Joe’s Mobile Carwash
Johnny Clean Car Wash
Jule’s Riverview Car Wash
Kalifornia Wash & Detail
Keys Mobile Wash & Detail
King 36 Auto Wash Corp
King’s Car Wash
Krispy Klean Auto Spa
L A Wash
Launch Control Auto Salon
Lawndale Express Car Wash
Lengend’s Mobile Carwash
Liberty Eco Wash
Lil Angelz Mobile Car Wash
Lucky 7 Car Wash
Lux Auto Spa
Lux Auto Wash
Lux Car Wash Co
Luxury Hand Car Wash
Lyon’s Auto Spa & Quick Lube
Magic Hands Car Wash
Main Street Car Wash
Manatee Softwash
Max’s Car Wash Of Gulfstream
Mega Wash
Melrose Car Wash
Miami Bubbles Mobile Detailing
Miami Car Wash
Miami Express Wash
Miracle Wash
Mister Car Wash
Mountain View Carwash
Mr B Car Wash
Mr Car Wash
Mr Glow Express Car Wash
Mr K Car Wash
Mr Mobile Wash
Mr Pro Car Wash Service
Nascar Car Wash
New Express Car Wash
New Wave Car Wash
No Time Car Wash
Northgate Car Wash
O C Car Wash
Oasis Car Wash
Ocean Blue Car Wash
Ocean Car Wash & Detailing
Oh So Clean Car Wash
Ok Sunshine Auto Wash
Old Town Car Wash
Olympus Car Wash
One Touch Mobile Car Wash
Orlando Car Wash
Otter Wash
Pals Quick Carwash
Paradise Car Wash
Pelican Car Wash
Peoples Car Wash
Perfect Cleaning Carwash
Perfect Under Pressure
Personal Touch Car Wash
Pipeline Express Car Wash
Pit Stop Car Wash
Platinum Touch Mobile Car Wash
Play Ball Car Wash
Premium Wash & Shine
Prestige Car Spa
Pro’s Carwash USA
Quick Quack Car Wash
Quickies Car Wash
Quickly Clean Car Wash
Rapids Auto Car Wash
Refresh Car Wash
Rinse N Ride Car Wash
Rising Tide Car Wash
Rolltide Car Wash
Route 66 Car Wash
Royal Coach Express Car Wash
Royal Superior Auto Spa
Royal Touch Car Wash
Rush Hour Auto Salon
Scrub Bot Express Car Wash
Seminole Park Car Wash
Shine Time Super Wash
Shine-N-Seal Express Car Wash
Shiney Shine Mobile Car Wash
Shiny Eco Auto Spa
Smart Car Wash
Snappy Car Wash
So Fresh So Clean Car Wash
Soapy Joe’s Auto Care
Soapy’s Car Wash
Southern Palms Carwash
Southern Truck Wash
Sparkle Car Wash
Sparkles Car Wash
Speedie Clean Express Car Wash
Speedy Splash Car Wash
Splash Brothers Car Wash
Splash Car Wash
Sport Carwash
Sporty’s Car Wash
Spotless Car Wash
Spotless Express
Spray Rite Car Wash
Squeaky Clean Carwash
Squeeky’s Car Wash
Steam Auto Spa
Studio Car Wash
Sudzie
Sunshine Or Showers Mobile Car
Super Shine Car Wash
Super Star Car Wash
Super Wash ‘n Dry
Super Wash Neveda
Superclean Car Wash
Supersonic Car Wash
Supersuds Car Wash Of Daytona
Supreme Car Wash
Surf Thru Express Car Wash
Sweetwater Car Wash
Time To Shine Auto & Glass
Tip Top Car Wash
Tommy’s Express Car Wash
Top Class Car Wash
Top Dog Express Car Wash
Top Hat Car Wash
Total E-Z Wash
Touchless Loving Car Wash
Touchless Unicorn Carwash
Toy Tub Car Wash
Trophy Car Wash
Turbo Car Wash
Twin City Car Spa
Twins Car Wash
Ultra Wash
Unique Your Wash
United Hand Car Wash
Uptown Car Wash
Urban Wash
USA Auto Wash
USA Prestige Car Wash
Valverde’s Mobile Car Wash
Vapor Car Wash
Velocity Car Wash
Ventura Avenue Car Wash
Victory Car Wash
Victory Lane Auto Spa
Vivid Auto Spa
Wash It Off
Wash Spot
Washman
Waterworks Car Wash
Waves Car Wash
Western Auto Wash
Willy Wash
Wishy Washy Car Wash

Checking the Availability of Your Top Considerations

At this point, you should have several top considerations to choose from. And the best way to narrow it down further is to check each one for availability.

This step is vital because using a name that someone else is using could be very costly, time-consuming to rebrand your business, and possibly embarrassing. There are several places to look to check whether a name is available to use, so let’s walk through each one.

Trademark Search

Trademarks are the most critical, so we’ll start here.

If a name or phrase is trademarked, you’re not allowed to use it in a similar capacity. So, run a trademark search for each business name you’re considering and cross off those that aren’t available.

When searching, you may run across a similar sounding name and that shouldn’t be an immediate cause for concern, as there are multiple categories to choose from when trademarking a name. For instance, you may want to use the name “Quick Mobile Repair” for your vehicle repair business, but after a trademark search find there is an existing trademark. In this example, it’s registered under the repair of electronic apparatus category, but you may still be able to register under the vehicle service and repair category.

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Local Search

Just because there isn’t a federal trademark on a name doesn’t mean the name you want is available. That’s because there is a trademark known as a common law trademark. A common law trademark isn’t filed anywhere, but provides someone who is using that name in commerce some limited rights in their geographical area to use the name. It can be hard to define how far geographically these rights extend as each industry is different, but at a basic level, someone can’t open a business and name it the same or similar name as a competing business in town. If you think the name could potentially create confusion with customers, it is usually best to just find another one to use to avoid potential legal issues down the road.

To do a local search, open up the phone book (if you still have one), and do a Google search to see if there are any local competitors with a similar business name to the one you want to use.

Cross off any similar names from your list and take the rest and let’s keep checking.

State Entity Search (If Applicable)

If you plan to register your car wash as a corporation or LLC, you have to register with a unique business name. Each state requires every corporation or LLC to register a unique name for their entity. This doesn’t necessarily protect your name from anyone else using it, but nobody can register a corporation or LLC under the same name in your state.

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If you find the name is in use, cross it off your list and move on.

Domain Name Availability

Website addresses aren’t as critical as the first three searches, but it’s still worth doing. Typically, you want your domain name to be “yourbusinessname.com” without any numbers, dashes, etc.

It’s easiest for customers to remember, but these are hard to come by.

However, you can explore other configurations and extensions if your preferred domain name isn’t available. Just remember your customers may have a more difficult time finding you online.

You can start with . Type in the domain name you want to use to see if it’s available. The tool also returns other possibilities you may want to consider.

Social Media Profiles

Next, especially if you are stuck between a couple of names, is to check and see if anyone is already using your potential car wash names on social media. Consider which platforms you plan to use and start with those.

Keep in mind you may have to shorten your company name for some platforms. Twitter only allows 15 characters, for example.

Start with your preferred platforms and do a quick search for your name. If nothing pops up, that likely means no one is using it, and you’re good to go.

Example: Someone is using startingyourbusiness on Instagram, so I would have to choose a different handle, making it more difficult for customers to find me.

Vanity Phone Number

An inexpensive way to make your business stick out and is easier for your target market to remember is to get a custom phone number with your business name. These are affordable too, with pricing typically around $10-$30 per month, depending on the level of features you need.

Companies like or let you type in words to quickly see if a local or toll-free number is available.

Hopefully, you now have some ideas for great names for naming your car wash. Once you have this list narrowed down to just a few and researched that they are all available, start asking friends, family, and potential customers their thoughts to get feedback and then pick your perfect car wash business name!