10 Free Business Name Generators That Actually Work

Coming up with a creative and unique name for your business can be very hard and stressful. Once you start brainstorming you will slowly realize that almost every word or combination of words you can think of are either already trademarked or the domain has been taken by someone else. Trust me, I went through hell to find a name for this blog. I had countless ideas in my head but every single one of them was already taken.

After many disappointments I finally landed on the name “Selfgrasp”. I bought the domain immediately and went to the local Intellectual Property Department to register the business name before someone else do.

However, not everyone is this lucky. If you are stuck, don’t worry, there are many reliable business name generators that can help you. And the best thing is they are completely free.

I have listed 10 free business name generators you can use to figure out the perfect name for your business. They are not arranged in any particular order so try out all of them to see which one gives you the best results.

Shopify

Shopify’s business name generator is able to suggest business names based on the words you enter. In addition, it indicates whether a particular name’s domain is available or not. Therefore, you don’t have to go through the trouble of looking that up yourself for each suggestion you like.

NameStation

NameStation suggests names based on the keywords you provide just like any other but also allows you to start free contests to get over 150 hand-picked name suggestions from the NameStation community.

NameMesh

This generator works best with 2-3 keywords instead of just one. Make sure to separate each keyword with a space. NameMesh uses eight different naming techniques to neatly categorize the suggestions.

Getsocio

Getsocio is able to brainstorm clever names for companies based on the keywords you provide and unlike most other business name generators, it suggests a name only if a domain with that name is available. This helps you to focus more on what is available.

Panabee

Use Panabee to search domain names, app names and company names. If your name is not available, this generator will provide plenty of suggestions inspired by your original idea using phonemes, syllables, abbreviations, suffixes, prefixes, and popular domain trends.

You can also use Panabee to search the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for any apps registered under the suggested names, while also checking the domain name availability.

Anadea

This generator helps you find exciting names for companies and startups as well as stunning web and mobile apps.

Namesmith

With NameSmith you can enter up to 5 keywords to broaden up the search scope. This generator blends and misspells words in cool ways to produce unique name suggestions for your business.

Cool Name Ideas

Cool Name Ideas gives you more options to work with than most other business name generators. These options include, selecting the placement of the given keyword(s) and the maximum character length of suggestions.

Business Name Generator

Enter two keywords related to your website, domain or criteria and it will generate name ideas and available domains. It also has a very helpful feature which lets you select the names you prefer and sends them directly to your email inbox for future reference.

Wordlab

Wordlab is not feature-rich. It doesn’t allow you to enter keywords and it doesn’t give you any options to refine your search but it does generate cool business names.