Tips & Ideas For Naming A Windshield Repair Business

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Last Updated on October 15, 2020

Considering there are more than 16,000 automobile windshield repair businesses in the United States alone, it’s no surprise settling on a unique name when starting a new windshield repair business is no easy task.

Picking the right name gives potential customers an idea about your business’s services, creates a good first impression, and helps you stand out from the competition.

What auto glass business names are you allowed to use? How do you come up with something the represents your brand best? And what about business name best practices?

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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 register.

Let’s dive in!

Tips for Choosing the Perfect Windshield Repair Business Name

If you’re struggling to choose a creative company name for your windshield repair business, one of the best things to do is just to 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.

1. Location-Specific Terms

Many windshield repair businesses are specific to a geographic service area. 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
And descriptive terms

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.

2. 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, industry jargon, and using numbers in place of letters. While having a unique windshield repair business name is good, being too unique may not be so good.

Keep your business name as simple and easy to remember as possible so potential customers can easily find you.

3. Consider Alliterations and Rhyming Words

Alliterations and rhymes 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 G” to come up with a name like Glass Guru or 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. Just write them all down as some of the more interesting ones 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 that could also lend themselves to be used in a logo. For instance, a windshield repair business could use an image of broken glass or a vehicle and focus the name around the image.

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7. Still Struggling? Try the Owner’s Name

If you’ve made it this far and are still struggling to find the best name, you can always consider using the business owner’s name. Doing so works well if the owner also plans to be the face behind the business.

Something to keep in mind is that using the owner’s name as the business name can make it more challenging to sell the business in the future.

8. Look at the Names of Other Windshield Repair Businesses

Here is a list of existing windshield repair business names that may help give you some creative inspiration. 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!

A1 Autoglass
A1 Glass Of Sacramento
Able Glass Co
Absolute Perfection Auto Glass
Affordable Auto Glass
All City Auto Glass Co
All Day Auto Glass
All In Windshield Repair
Andy’s Mobile Rock Chip Repair
Anywhere Auto Glass
Arch Auto Glass
ASPA Glass & Mirror
Auto Glass & Tint
Auto Glass By Lance
Auto Glass Clinic
Auto Glass Guys
Auto Glass Heroes
Auto Glass Masters
Auto Glass Near Me
Auto Glass Now
Auto Glass On Location
Auto Glass Repair Davenport
Auto Glass Replacement For Less
AZ Auto Glass Experts
Bay Auto Glass
Brothers Auto Glass
California Auto Glass
Chicago Auto Glass
Chip Away Windshield Repair
Clear Choice Auto Glass
Clear View Auto Glass Repair
Clear Vision Windshield Repair
Clear Vu Windshield Replacement & Repair
Clearview Auto Glass Service
Crack Attack Auto Glass
Crystal Clear Glass & Mirror
Denver Auto Glass Co
Desert Auto Glass
Discount Auto Glass
Eagle Auto Glass
Einstein Auto Glass Of Tulsa
Elite Auto Glass
Exact Auto Glass
Excellent Auto Glass
Express Auto Glass
Express Windshields AZ
Factory Auto Glass
Fast Glass Auto Glass
First Class Auto Glass
Fix Your Windshield
Four Seasons Auto Glass
Glass Doctor
Good Guys Auto Glass
Great View Auto Glass
Green Light Auto Glass
Gulf Coast Auto Glass
Hero Auto Glass
In & Out Rock Chip Repair
Interstate Auto Glass
JDL Windshield Repair
Jiffy Auto Glass USA
John’s Auto Glass Unlimited
Knight’s Auto Glass Corp
L & R Auto Glass
Lee Rock Chip Repairs
Low Budget Auto Glass
Master Auto Glass
Mobile Windshield Repairs
Mountain Mobile Auto Glass
Mountain View Window & Glass
Mr. Auto Glass
New View Auto Glass
New York Swift Auto Glass
Norcal Windshield Repair
On Time Auto Glass
One Hour Auto Glass
Onsite Auto Glass
Patriot Auto Glass
Payless Auto Glass
Premier Auto Glass
Prime Auto Glass
Pro Service Auto Glass
Protech Chip Repair
Quality Master Auto Glass
Quincero & Sons Auto Glass
R & R Auto Glass Specialist
Rapid Auto Glass & Tint
Reliable Auto Glass
Roadway Auto Glass
Rockguard Auto Glass
Rock-N-Chip Windshield Repair
Safe Auto Glass Co
Safe Choice Auto Glass
Safe Way Auto Glass
Safety First Auto Glass
Same Day Auto Glass
Satellite Auto Glass
Save My Windshield
Southpaw Auto Glass
Stansbury’s Chip Repair
Stellar Auto Glass & Tint
Summit City Auto Glass
Sunshine Auto Glass
Super Price Auto Glass
Titan Auto Glass
Trufit Auto Glass
Valley Windshield Co
We Care Windshield Repair
Windshield Depot
Windshield Guys
Windshield Repair Guyz
Windshield Repair Of Mesquite
Xtreme Auto Glass
Your Choice Auto Glass

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.

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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 uses 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. Still, 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 windshield repair business as a corporation or LLC, you must 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.

A sole proprietorship and partnership typically will register a business name (referred to as a Doing Business As, DBA, Assumed Name, or Fictitious Business Name) with the county in which they operate.

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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, check and see if anyone is already using your potential windshield repair business 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 customers to remember is to get a custom phone number with your business name. How much more of a memorable name would you have if your phone number was 816-NOC-RACK? Vanity phones are pretty affordable too, with pricing typically around $10-$25 per month, depending on the level of features you need.

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

Hopefully, you now have some good name ideas for naming your windshield repair business. 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 windshield repair business name!