How to Name Your Washington Business
Our TRUiC Washington Business Name Generator can help you find an unique name for your small business. It uses AI technology to help give you the best results for your local area and industry.
Naming your Washington business is the most important step for starting a Washington business. How you decide to brand your business plays a critical role in the success it will have.
Here are the 3 steps to naming your Washington business:
- Step 1: Optimize Your Washington Business Name for SEO
- Step 2: Follow the Washington Business Naming Rules
- Step 3: Form Your Washington Business
Step 1: Optimize Your Washington Business Name for SEO
To generate a great business name for your Washington business, consider doing the following:
- Select your industry
- Add a city name to the search field above
Select Your Industry
Choosing your business industry will help our AI tool generate much better names. Also, having the industry keyword in your name will help customers easily find your business.
For example, if you’re selling insurance services, include the industry keyword “insurance” in your Washington business name; if you’re an accountant, include the keyword “accounting.” Doing this will greatly help with local search engine optimization (SEO).
Selecting Your City or County
Lots of customers will find you by searching Google, and adding a city to your business name will help users easily find your company.
Examples of Local Washington Business Names:
Step 2: Follow the Washington Business Naming Rules
When naming businesses, you must follow the naming guidelines for Washington, which depend on the type of business structure you have.
Washington Naming Rules for Limited Liability Companies (LLCs):
- Your name must include the phrase “limited liability company” or one of its abbreviations (e.g., LLC or L.L.C.).
- Your name cannot include words that could confuse your LLC with a government agency (e.g., FBI, Treasury, State Department, etc.).
- Restricted words (e.g., Bank, Attorney, University, etc.) may require additional paperwork and a licensed individual, such as a doctor or lawyer, to be part of your LLC.
Washington Naming Rules for Corporations:
- Your name must contain the word “corporation,” “company,” “incorporated,” “limited” an abbreviation of one of these terms; or words or abbreviations in another language with the same meaning.
- Your name cannot include any of the following words or phrases: bank, banking, banker, trust, cooperative, any combination of the words "industrial" and "loan," any combination of any two or more of the words "building," "savings," "loan," "home," "association," and "society," or any other words or phrases prohibited by any Washington state statute.
- Your name must be distinguishable from any existing business in the state. This includes Washington reserved names. We will help with this step in the search for your business name section below
You can read the Washington state statute about corporation naming guidelines for more information.
Once you have a name, you can search the Washington business search on the state’s Secretary of State website to see if your desired name is available.
Step 3: Form Your Washington Business
Here are links to help you form your business.
If you are still unsure which business formation structure will work best for you and your small business, check out our Choosing a Business Structure guide for more detailed information.
If you would like a service provider to form your business for you, see our best Washington business formation services.
Our Other Business Name Generators
We have multiple business name generators. If you want a business name generator that is good for SEO, LLCs, or domains, check out our guides below:
If you're searching for a specific business name generator by industry, check out our guides below:
After You Have a Name for Your Washington Business:
- Get a free logo using our Logo Generator.
- Use our How to Build a Website guide for your new Washington small business.
