★ Naming is the hardest part. Here's help.
Startup Name Generator
Describe what you're building. Get about 20 brandable names, each with a reason, and live .com and .ai availability.
- AI-powered, nothing stored
- No signup
0/600 characters. Who it's for and what it does is enough.
A spread of every style below.
Write at least 20 characters to start.
What makes a good startup name
Short. One or two syllables is ideal; it fits on a logo, a tab and a business card.
Sayable. People will recommend you out loud. If they hesitate over how to pronounce it, word of mouth suffers.
Spellable. Someone who hears the name once should be able to type it into a browser. Clever misspellings cost you that.
Ownable. A name nobody else uses is easier to trademark, rank for and find. That is why invented and compound names are popular.
Name styles explained
| Style | What it means |
|---|---|
| Mixed | A spread of all four, useful when you're not sure yet. |
| Invented | A new word with no prior meaning: easy to own, needs explaining at first. |
| Compound | Two real words fused: hints at the job, easy to remember. |
| Real word | An existing word with a new meaning: memorable, harder to get the domain. |
| Short | Four to six letters: quick to type and say, very competitive domains. |
Domain strategy
.com is still what most people type by default, so it's worth having when you can. It's also the most taken.
.ai is the accepted home for AI products, and .io for developer tools. Many companies launch on these and never look back.
Prefixes like get-, try- or use- (getname.com) are a normal way to launch when the bare .com is taken. Buy the bare domain later if the business works.
The trademark check
This is the step people skip and regret. It's quick to do yourself first (not legal advice):
- Search your country's trademark office (for example USPTO in the US or the IP India register) for the exact name.
- Search similar spellings and sounds, not just exact matches.
- Focus on the classes you'll trade in, usually software and services.
- Search the web and app stores for companies already using it in your space.
- If anything looks close, pay a trademark lawyer for an hour before you print anything.
Names by industry
Questions founders actually ask
Are these names checked for trademarks?
How accurate is the domain check?
Why does .io always say 'check'?
Which AI writes the names?
How many names can I generate?
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Fine print
Tools: on the house.
Engineer: by the hour.
The name was free. The product behind it is the fun part.
I'm Himanshu, an AI and full-stack engineer. I build MVPs, AI agents and the growth plumbing around them for early-stage startups.