ATV and UTV Names: 70 Ideas for Your Quad or Side-by-Side

An ATV spends its life in the mud, the dust, and the sand, usually with someone grinning on top of it. Whether it's a quad for the trails, a side-by-side for the whole family, or a workhorse for the farm, it deserves a name that sounds right shouted over an engine.

These ATV and UTV names start in the mud, pick up some trail slang along the way, and finish with insider picks for lawyers and finance pros who trade the briefcase for a helmet on the weekend. We've translated the inside jokes, so you can explain the decal at the trailhead.

Mud, dust, and trail classics

• Swamp Donkey: the unofficial name of half the quads in the South.
• Mud Puppy
• Mudslinger
• Dust Devil
• Trail Boss
• Mud Bug
• Hog Wild
• Bog Hog
• Ridge Runner
• Gravel Grinder
• Backroad Bandit
• Creek Crosser
• Rock Crawler
• Four Wheel Fury
• Mud Magnet: for the machine that finds every puddle on the trail.

Straight from the trail

Riders have their own language. These words make great names.

• Holeshot: getting to the first turn of a race before anyone else.
• Roost: the spray of dirt a spinning tire throws behind it.
• Rooster Tail: the same spray, when it's tall enough to admire.
• Brap: the sound of a revving engine, written down.
• Send It: trail slang for "go for it, full throttle."
• The Bog: a deep mud hole. Also where you'll find this machine.
• Whoops: a row of bumps in the trail, and what you say after the third one.
• Skid Plate: the armor under the machine that takes the hits so you don't have to.

One-word trail names

Short names fit best on a small decal or a whip flag.

• Bullfrog
• Mudcat
• Razorback
• Thumper
• Crawdad
• Swamp Fox
• Rascal
• Grizzly

For the beach and the dunes

• Sand Shark
• Dune Runner
• Sandman
• Low Tide
• Beach Bum
• Tide Runner
• Shoreline
• Sand Dollar

For the farm and the hunting camp

• Farm Hand
• Ranch Hand
• Work Horse
• Back Forty: the far corner of the property, where this machine spends its days.
• Fence Line
• Feed Run
• Hay Hauler
• Deer Camp

ATV names for lawyers

• Off-Road Counsel
• Motion to Ride
• Right of Way
• Four Corners: the rule that a contract is read within its four corners. This one stands on four wheels.
• Easement: the legal right to cross someone else's land. Ask the neighbor first.
• Adverse Possession: the rule that lets you claim land you've openly used for long enough. For the quad that has quietly taken over the garage.
• Quad Pro Quo: quid pro quo, Latin for "something for something." You ride, someone else mows.
• Mud Slinging: a time-honored courtroom and campaign tradition.

ATV names for finance pros

• Hard Asset: a physical investment you can touch. This one you can also ride.
• Four Quarters: four wheels, one fiscal year.
• Fun Money
• Toy Fund
• Liquidity Ride
• Asset Class
• Volatility: for the rider who never takes the smooth line.
• Dirt Cheap: what you'll tell your spouse it cost.

For side-by-sides and family rides

A UTV, or side-by-side, seats two or more, so it's the family car of the trail.

• Side by Side
• Partners in Grime
• Shotgun: for the seat everyone fights over.
• Copilot
• Dirt Wagon
• Weekend Warrior
• Plus One

Tips for naming an ATV or UTV

1. Keep it decal-sized. Quads have small, curved plastic panels, so a short name in bold vinyl lettering reads best. Side-by-sides have more room on the hood and doors.
2. Make it easy to shout. A trail name gets called across a field and over an engine. One or two syllables carry best.
3. Name the pair. If the family rides together, name the machines as a set, like Mud Puppy and Mud Bug, or Shotgun and Copilot.
4. Check the rules where you ride. ATV and UTV rules for trails, roads, and beaches vary by state, county, and park, and many beaches don't allow them at all. Helmets are a good idea everywhere, and kids should ride a machine sized for their age.

More in the garage? Browse our truck names, golf cart names, and jet ski names. Riding from the cabin? See our cabin names and beach house names.