Top Ten Most Popular Boat Names

Posted by Alan Sorum Mar 5, 2007

BoatU.S. is a well known recreational boating association providing a wide variety of services nationally. A few examples include providing boat liability insurance, conducting boating safety research, sponsoring clean water project grants and they have one business unit that makes custom graphics and letters for boats. Tracking of the most popular names from a database of 7,400 entries started in 1991.

A number of the names have made it to the list in multiple years. BoatU.S. shows Aquaholic and Happy Hours as enduring favorites. Newcomers to the list include Knot Working, Life is Good, Plan B, and Second Chance.

Top Ten Most Popular Boat Names for 2006:

1. Aquaholic
2. Second Wind
3. Reel Time
4. Hakuna Matata
5. Happy Hours
6. Knot Working
7. Life is Good
8. Plan B
9. Second Chance
10. Pura Vida

I've seen some "interesting" boat names over the years. Some that quite clever, some that are naughty, and more than a few that I just didn't get. If you have a favorite, email me at boating and sailing. I'll put a list together if there are enough responses.