New Jersey business search
New Jersey's registration packet gives LLC name endings only as examples, and the Division adds one itself if a filer gives none.
Check a name against New Jersey's naming rules
- Type a business name above and press Check name. Its ending and any restricted words show here.
Get the matching domain name
Type a business name to check its .com, .net, .org and .us.
"Not registered" is the registry's answer at this moment. It is not a promise that the name can be bought at the standard price, since some unregistered names are reserved or sold at a premium. The buttons open Spaceship, a domain registrar, where the price is shown.
See an example check
Example: a check of "Blue Heron Bakery LLC" against New Jersey's rules.
- Ends with "L.L.C.", an ending New Jersey lists for an LLC.
- No ending from New Jersey's list for a corporation was found at the end of this name.
This checks the ending and the restricted words New Jersey publishes. It does not tell you whether another company already holds the name. Only the state's own search can show that.
A private website, not a government site. Every state entry links to that state's official search.
New Jersey's own search
- Run by
- New Jersey Department of the Treasury
- Called
- Business Name Search
The state's search is the record that counts. State Business Entity Search is not a government site.
The Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, in the Department of the Treasury, keeps the register and offers a free Business Name Search.
New Jersey filing fees for a new business name
| Filing | State fee | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Form an LLC in New Jersey | $100 | Certificate of formation. Source: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Registry fee schedule. |
| Form a corporation in New Jersey | $100 | Certificate of incorporation. Source: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Registry fee schedule. |
| Reserve a name in New Jersey | $50 | Source: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Registry fee schedule. |
| Annual report for a New Jersey LLC | $75 | Every year. Every year on the last day of the month in which the business was formed. Source: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Registry fee schedule. |
| LLC alternate name registration with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. Only foreign businesses may use a dba name in New Jersey | $50 | Source: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Registry fee schedule. |
Name endings New Jersey accepts
For an LLC
For a corporation
How the New Jersey Business Name Search works
The Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services calls its tool the Business Name Search. Its help page describes a case-insensitive exact name search that adds a wild card to the end of what you type. It also describes a search on words from the name, with up to 5 allowed.
Because the wild card sits at the end, a search for "Garden State Bakery" also finds names that start that way.
Name endings in the New Jersey registration packet
For an LLC, the Division's registration packet shows these designators as examples: LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company and L.L.C. The packet does not present them as a closed list. It adds that the Division will add an appropriate designator if none is provided.
The abbreviation LLC without periods is not in the packet's example list. Corporations get their own examples, which the name endings each state accepts sets out beside the other states.
What a New Jersey name must not match
The packet says the name must be distinguishable from other names on the State's database. The Division checks the proposed name for availability as part of reviewing the filing, so a clear search result is not a decision.
The Division also sells that check by phone. You may call 609-292-9292 for help with availability, and fees apply. For a corporation or limited partnership, a name availability certificate is listed at $25 in the fee schedule.
Restricted words in New Jersey
The help page lists words that cannot be typed into the online search. They include BANK, BANKER, BANKING, TRUST, INSURANCE, SAVINGS, REALTOR and CEMETERY, with others on the Division's list. To use one, you email the preferred name to the Corporate Filing Department instead.
Reserving a New Jersey LLC name
The fee schedule lists an LLC name reservation at $50, a transfer of a reserved LLC name at $50 and a renewal of a reserved LLC name at $50. Business.nj.gov says reserved names are available for 6 months, while the Division says the length depends on the type of business.
Annual report and alternate names
The registry fee schedule puts the annual report at $75. The New Jersey Small Business Manual says it is due every year on the last day of the month in which the business was formed. The manual is dated February 2024. The LLC cost calculator sets the $100 certificate of formation and the annual report beside the other states.
An LLC alternate name registration costs $50. The Division says only foreign businesses may use a dba name, and sole proprietors file trade names with the County Clerk. Fictitious business names explains the difference.
Checking and claiming a name in New Jersey
- Run the Business Name Search with the full name, then with its first words.
- Check the ending against the packet's examples.
- Reserve the name for $50 if you need time, or file the certificate of formation at $100.
- Mark the last day of the formation month for the annual report.
New Jersey name search questions
Does the New Jersey business entity search cost anything?
The Division says you may review business names on file online free of charge. Phone help from the Division with a name check carries a fee.
Can a New Jersey LLC use dba as part of its name?
Only foreign businesses may use a dba name in New Jersey. The Division registers an LLC alternate name for $50, and trade names for sole proprietorships are filed with the County Clerk.
What happens if a New Jersey business skips its annual report?
A business that fails to file annual reports for two consecutive years may have its charter voided or its authority to do business in New Jersey revoked, according to the Division's reinstatement page.
Can I search a New Jersey name that contains the word bank or trust?
Not in the online search. The Division's help page says restricted words, which include bank, trust, insurance and savings, cannot be searched there. You email the preferred name to the Corporate Filing Department.
How much is a New Jersey name availability certificate for a corporation?
The Division's fee schedule lists $25 for each corporate and limited partnership name availability certificate. An LLC name reservation is listed separately at $50.
After the New Jersey name check
- LLC cost calculatorNew Jersey filing and report fees added up
- Business name rules by stateNew Jersey's endings beside other states
- Arizona business entity searchArizona Corporation Commission
- Colorado business entity searchColorado Department of State
- Louisiana business entity searchLouisiana Department of State
- Is my business name taken?Where to search for a name and what each result does and does not tell you.
- Company name for a sole proprietorshipYour own name needs no filing. A trade name does, with county examples from Texas and California.
9 official New Jersey sources
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Getting registered, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Additional information on business names, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Registry fee schedule, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Registration packet, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Reinstating a business, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- New Jersey Business Name Search, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- New Jersey Business Name Search, Help, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Business.nj.gov, Business names, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- New Jersey Small Business Manual, retrieved November 13, 2026.