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Nevada Secretary of State business search — LLC name check, trademark & domain lookup

Nevada's headline fees mislead people: the $75 Articles are only a third of the $425 you actually pay to form an LLC once the initial list and state business license are added, and $350 recurs every year. Since 2026 the state's public search requires an account to use, so most third-party checkers can no longer see it directly.

Is it taken in Nevada? — Enter the name exactly as you'd file it; the Nevada registry, USPTO and domain registrars are checked together.

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How to check a business name in Nevada

  1. Check the name as you'd file it. With the designator (LLC) attached — Nevada compares the whole string.
  2. Verify at the source. The official Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume) search is the record that counts; registrations change daily.
  3. Don't stop at the state line. A clear Nevada result says nothing about federal trademarks or the domain; the checker covers both in the same run.

Nevada naming rules: what the Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume) will and won't accept

Every Nevada filing is screened for a single thing before anything else: the name must be distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State. The examiner ignores punctuation, spacing, capitalization and the suffix when comparing, so two names that look different on paper can still collide. Designators are fixed: LLC, L.L.C. and Limited Liability Company for an LLC, Corporation, Corp. and Incorporated for a corporation.

Some words need permission first. In Nevada that list includes Bank, Trust, Insurance, Engineer, Architect, Realtor and Cooperative — using one implies a regulated activity and the filing will be held until the relevant regulator consents.

The fees are straightforward: forming an LLC costs $425, a corporation $725 and a name reservation is $25 and holds the name for 90 days. Silverflume online filings are usually immediate.

The ongoing obligation: Annual list of managers/officers + state business license: $350 (LLC) / $650 (corp) per year. Miss it and the entity slides to an inactive status — at which point the name can be taken by someone else.

Source: the Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume), (775) 684-5708 — fee schedule. Fees change; confirm before filing.

How busy is Nevada right now?

Businesses in Nevada filed 69,288 new business applications in the twelve months to August 2026 — +9.8% on the year before, the 30th-highest total of any state and 21.2 per 1,000 residents (ranked 10th per person). April was the busiest month with 7,439 applications, and Nevada accounts for 1.1% of all U.S. filings.

Each application is a competitor for the same short, natural-sounding names, so the more active the state, the less a week-old search result is worth.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics (monthly, not seasonally adjusted). 2019 comparison: 42,409 applications in calendar 2019.

The four tests a Nevada business name has to pass

1. Nobody active already has it. The Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume) compares your name against every entity currently on its books; a company that was dissolved or had its registration revoked normally doesn't count, although one that lapsed only recently could be reinstated — the checker calls that out when it sees it.

2. It's genuinely different, not just formatted differently. "Distinguishable" in Nevada means more than a comma, an ampersand, a plural or a different suffix. Sound-alikes and spell-alikes are the usual reason a filing bounces.

3. It carries the right designator. An LLC's legal name has to end in an LLC designator; a corporation needs Inc., Corp., Company or another form Nevada accepts. The designator is part of the name the state records.

4. It doesn't step on a trademark. The registry doesn't look at the USPTO, so a name can clear Nevada and still be a federal infringement. That is why the trademark check runs alongside the registry search here.

Rules, fees and reservation periods are set in Nevada statute and are revised from time to time; for a filing decision, the Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume)'s own published guidance controls. This page is a practical guide, not legal advice.

About the Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume)

The Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume) maintains Nevada's registry of corporations, LLCs, and other registered entities — it is the system of record for Nevada business names. Useful official resources:

Using the official Nevada search

  1. Search here first. The checker above covers the Nevada registry plus federal trademarks and domains in one pass — most dead-end names are eliminated in seconds.
  2. Open the official Nevada entity search and look up your shortlisted name exactly as you plan to file it, including the entity suffix.
  3. Review matching records — check each match's status (active registrations block a name; dissolved ones usually don't) and how close the spelling is to yours.
  4. File or reserve promptly. Availability is first-come-first-served; a name that's clear today can be registered by someone else tomorrow.

Frequently asked questions

What does a Nevada LLC name have to end with?
One of the state's accepted designators — LLC, L.L.C., Limited Liability Company and Limited-Liability Company. The checker searches the name with and without the suffix, because the suffix alone never makes a name distinguishable.
Can I reserve a business name in Nevada before I file?
Yes. The Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume) charges $25 to reserve a name for 90 days. A reserved name shows as taken to everyone else's search.
How much does it cost to register a business name in Nevada?
The name itself is free to search. Filing the entity is what costs money: $425 for an LLC and $725 for a corporation, then annual list of managers/officers + state business license: $350 (llc) / $650 (corp) per year.
Are there words I can't use in a Nevada business name?
Words that imply a regulated business need consent first. In Nevada that includes Bank, Trust, Insurance, Engineer and Architect. Names that suggest a government agency are refused outright.
How many new businesses start in Nevada each year?
The Census Bureau counted 69,288 business applications in the twelve months to August 2026, +9.8% on the year before. Not every application becomes a registered entity, but each one is a name someone intends to use.
Does a Nevada registration protect my name in other states?
No. It protects the name inside Nevada's registry only. Nationwide protection comes from a federal trademark, which is why the checker runs the USPTO search alongside the Nevada lookup.

Still choosing a name? Try the Nevada business name generator — every idea checked against the same registry.

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