Check domain availability across five extensions and jump directly to each social platform to verify your handle. All from one place.
Checks domain availability across five extensions and links directly to each social platform to verify your handle. Source: MyStateLLC LLC Name and Brand Availability Checker.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Your LLC's legal name (registered with the state) and your domain are independent. Many businesses use a DBA that matches their domain while keeping a different legal LLC name. Matching them simplifies branding, but it isn't a legal requirement.
Yes. A DBA (doing business as, also called a fictitious business name or trade name) lets your LLC operate publicly under a different name without changing its legal registration. DBAs are filed separately (usually with your county clerk or state agency) and require their own renewal.
.co is a legitimate alternative widely used by global businesses. The main risk is customers accidentally typing .com and reaching a competitor. When budget allows, registering the .com as a redirect to your .co is standard practice.
Not within the same state. Your Secretary of State will reject an LLC name that is identical or confusingly similar to an existing one in that state. LLCs in different states can legally share a name, which is why your domain and social handles may already be taken even when there's no state-level name conflict.
Federal registration is not required, but it generally gives you nationwide priority over later users of the same mark for the goods and services in your registration, subject to anyone already using it in good faith in their own area. Without it, your rights are limited to the geographic area where you actively use the name in commerce. The screen on this page checks one simplified spelling against federal filings only, so it cannot tell you whether a name is yours to use. A trademark attorney can.
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Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.
