How to Name Your Texas Business
Our TRUiC Texas 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 Texas business is the most important step for starting a Texas 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 Texas business:
- Step 1: Optimize Your Texas Business Name for SEO
- Step 2: Follow the Texas Business Naming Rules
- Step 3: Form Your Texas Business
Step 1: Optimize Your Texas Business Name for SEO
To generate a great business name for your Texas 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 starting a real estate agency, include the industry keyword “real estate” in your Texas business name; if you’re a construction company, include the keyword “construction.” Doing this will greatly help with local search engine optimization (SEO).
Selecting Your City or County
Most of your potential customers will find your business by searching google, and adding a city to your business name will help users easily find your company.
Examples of Local Texas Business Names:
Step 2: Follow the Texas Business Naming Rules
When naming businesses, you must follow the naming guidelines for Texas, which depend on the type of business structure you have.
Texas 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.
You can also read the Texas Secretary of State's guidelines for more information.
Texas Naming Rules for Corporations:
- Your name must contain the word “corporation,” “company,” “incorporated,” “limited,” or an abbreviation of one of these terms.
- Your name must be distinguishable from any existing business in the state. This includes Texas reserved names. We will help with this step in the search for your business name section below.
- Your name cannot imply that the corporation is organized for an unlawful purpose.
- Your name cannot include the words “lotto” or “lottery.”
- Your name cannot imply that the corporation was created by or for the benefit of war veterans or their families. The following words are expressly prohibited: veteran, legion, foreign, Spanish, disabled, war; and world war.
- Your name cannot include words that could confuse your corporation with a government agency (e.g., FBI, Treasury, State Department, etc.).
You can also read the Texas state statute about Corporation naming guidelines for more information.
Once you have a name, you can use the Texas entity search to see if your desired name is available.
Step 3: Form Your Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas Business:
- Get a free logo using our Logo Generator.
- Use our How to Build a Website guide for your new Texas small business.
