Best Gray Car Names

Lisa Conant, Automotive Features Reviewer at CarParts.com

Reviewed by

Lisa Conant, Automotive Content Specialist

Automotive Features Reviewer at CarParts.com

Written by CarParts.com Research Team - Updated on May 9th, 2025

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Summary
  • For many drivers, coming up with the best name for their ride is as important as picking out trim levels and max engine outputs.
  • If you’re looking to give your gray car a fitting moniker, you can look into various central themes.
  • Some of the most popular gray car names fall under themes like colors, animals, fictional characters, human names, mythological names, pun-based names, and even weather terms.

There’s an understated appeal in gray cars. You can say the same for a gray vehicle. They don’t stand out and grab attention like brightly colored vehicles, so they don’t come off as loud. At the same time, they don’t give off an ominous vibe like dark-colored cars. Instead, gray cars come off as balanced and neutral. That’s why flat or metallic gray is a popular color for a car. Gray can come in many different shades, from light gray to charcoal.

To help you find a moniker that matches your ride, we collected some of the best gray car names out there and grouped them according to their central themes.

The Best Gray Car Names

Here are some of the most common and popular names for gray cars:

Color-Based Names

Sometimes, the answer stares you right in your eyes. There are many names for the color grey, so you won’t have a hard time naming a gray vehicle. Names associated with the color gray make for a good match for your gray car. Depending on the exact shade used in your car’s paint job, you can also use related colors like silver. And if you want a more exotic-sounding name, find the foreign word for gray.

Gray vehicles often come off as balanced and neutral because they don’t grab attention like brightly colored vehicles, yet at the same time, they don’t give off an ominous vibe like dark-colored cars.
  • Ash
  • Grau – German for gray
  • Gray/Grey
  • Gris (masculine) / Grise (feminine) – French for gray
  • Haiiro – Japanese for gray
  • Metallic
  • Old Silver
  • Murky
  • Shade
  • Shadow
  • Silver
  • Slate

You can take this naming approach a step further by adding a noun after the color.

  • Gray Ghost
  • Gray Speedster
  • Roman Silver
  • Shiny Gaze

Animal Names

Some gray cars might remind you of an animal. Reinforce that mental imagery by giving your gray car an animal-based name.

  • Beluga
  • Dolphin
  • Flipper
  • Goose
  • Grayman
  • Gray Fox
  • Gray Goose
  • Greyhound
  • Humpback
  • Koala
  • Thunderbird
  • Whiskers
  • Wolf

Fictional Characters

Let everyone know the name of your favorite character from a book, television show, film, or video game. Bestow their name on your gray car.

  • Flintstones
  • Fury
  • Gandalf the Grey
  • Grayskull
  • Greybeard
  • Iron Knight
  • Iron Man/Silver Centurion
  • Magneto
  • Mjölnir
  • Raiden
  • Shark Boy
  • Silver Sable
  • Silver Surfer
  • The Iron Giant
  • The Silver Hornet – Inspector Closeau’s car from The Pink Panther movies
Do the names Magneto or Mjölnir suit your gray car? Because we think they’re both perfect!

Human Names

Are you one of the drivers who see their car as a person? Then you might like to give it a human name. Here are some of the most popular human names for gray cars:

  • Ashley
  • Dorian
  • Foxy
  • Grayson
  • Greyce
  • Greyly
  • Heather
  • Ivy
  • Leady
  • Miss T
  • Pepper
  • Skylar

Mythological Names

There are many gods and goddesses associated with the color gray, as well as gray-colored objects like the moon. These mythological names can grace your gray car:

  • Artemis
  • Athena
  • Diana
  • Luna
  • Selene

Pun-Based Names

Who says you can’t have fun while naming your gray car? Pick a pun like the ones below and get some laughs out of anyone who first hears about your car’s name:

  • Ashton Mar Tin
  • Bae Blade
  • Bling Grillz
  • Carwala
  • Chrome Sweet Chrome
  • Flint Eastwood
  • Gandalf the Grey
  • Gray Bae
  • Gray Wind
  • Grey’s Auto No My
  • Grim Keeper
  • Hoary Potter
  • Lady Stoneheart
  • Mercury Racing
  • Pewter Pettigrew
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Steely Wheelie
  • The Iron Throne
  • Tin Can
  • Tinsel
  • Tusker

Weather-Related Names

Let Mother Nature lend you the best name for your gray car. Name your vehicle after a weather phenomenon with the same color or behavior.

  • Cloud
  • Fog
  • Mist
  • Smoke
  • Storm
  • Stormcloud
  • Stratus
  • Thunderhead
It never hurts to have fun with your gray car by giving it a pun as its name like Gandalf the Grey.

Gray-Blue Car Names

In some lighting conditions, your gray car might seem blue. You can give it a name or nickname according to that optical illusion. Here are some fun names for blue cars:

  • Zenith
  • Chill
  • Frost
  • Nebula
  • Phantom
  • Serene
  • Shadow
  • Slate
  • Specter
  • Stormy
  • Twilight

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CarParts.com Research Team and Lisa Conant, Automotive Content Specialist