Wyoming business entity search
Wyoming's name guide tells filers to pick the Contains option in WyoBiz, so a search lists every name holding the words entered.
Check a name against Wyoming's naming rules
Example: a check of "Blue Heron Bakery LLC" against Wyoming's rules.
- Ends with "LLC", an ending Wyoming lists for an LLC.
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.
This checks the ending and the restricted words Wyoming 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.
Wyoming Secretary of State's own search
- Run by
- Wyoming Secretary of State
- Called
- Search for Business Names/Filings
The state's search is the record that counts. State Business Entity Search is not a government site.
The Wyoming Secretary of State's Business Division keeps the register.
Wyoming filing fees for a new business name
| Filing | State fee | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Form an LLC in Wyoming | $100 | Articles of Organization. Source: Wyoming Statutes, title 17, corporations, partnerships and associations. |
| Form a corporation in Wyoming | $100 | Articles of Incorporation. Source: Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division filing fee schedule. |
| Annual report and license tax for a Wyoming LLC | $60 | Every year. On or before the first day of the month of organization of every year. Source: Wyoming Statutes, title 17, corporations, partnerships and associations. |
| Trade Name registration, in Wyoming | $100 | Source: Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division filing fee schedule. |
Name endings Wyoming accepts
For an LLC (Wyoming Statutes 17-29-108)
Searching WyoBiz with the Contains option
The Secretary of State sends filers to Search for Business Names/Filings, which runs on WyoBiz. The search page asks a human-check question before it loads.
Once it opens, the name guide says to select the "Contains" option. That setting catches a name that holds your words in the middle or at the end, not only at the start. The guide also states that searching a business name is the responsibility of the filer.
What Wyoming counts as the same name
The guide lists what does not make one name distinguishable from another. Company designations such as Corp, Inc, LLC and Ltd are on it. So are singular against plural, "Company" against "Co", spacing, capital letters and punctuation. So are "The", "And", "&" and "A". Adding a numeral, a letter or another word does.
Numerals, Roman numerals and number words are different from one another. XYZ 3, XYZ III and XYZ Three are all distinguishable under the guide.
The guide releases a dissolved company's name at once. For a company marked Inactive-Administratively Dissolved, the name is released two years after the inactive date.
Names Wyoming will not take online
A name that starts with the letter A followed by a space must go in on paper. So must any name with special characters.
Bank, banker, trust and similar words need approval from the Division of Banking, and those names also go by mail on a paper form. Words such as academy, college, school and university need Department of Education approval.
What a Wyoming LLC pays
Wyoming's LLC statutes price the original articles of organization at $100. The Secretary of State's fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026, lists Articles of Incorporation at $100 as well. The first-year LLC cost by state puts these next to other states.
The yearly bill is a license fee of $60, or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar of assets in Wyoming, whichever is greater. It falls due on or before the first day of the month the LLC was organized.
A reserved name is held for the applicant's exclusive use for 120 days. The office reviews registrations the next business day, and certificates of good standing are free online.
Trade names in Wyoming
Wyoming registers a trade name with the Secretary of State. The fee schedule lists trade name and trademark registration at $100. The guide on operating under a fictitious name explains where that sits beside an LLC name.
Checking and claiming a name in Wyoming
- Open WyoBiz, answer the human check and search with the Contains option selected.
- Compare only the distinguishable words, leaving out designations, plurals and punctuation.
- Confirm the LLC name carries one of the endings in the endings each state accepts.
- File the articles of organization for $100, on paper if the name has an A and a space, special characters or a bank word.
Wyoming name search questions
Does Wyoming treat Acme Pets and Acme Pet as different names?
No. The Secretary of State's name guide says singular against plural does not make a name distinguishable. Adding a numeral, a letter or another word does.
How long does Wyoming hold a reserved LLC name?
Wyoming Statutes title 17 reserve the name for the applicant's exclusive use for 120 days.
What does a Wyoming LLC pay every year?
The statute sets a license fee of $60, or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar of assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. It is due on or before the first day of the month the LLC was organized.
Can a Wyoming company that was administratively dissolved keep its name?
The Secretary of State's guide releases its name two years after the inactive date. The name of a company that dissolved by its own choice is released immediately.
What does a Wyoming trade name cost?
The Secretary of State's fee schedule lists trade name and trademark registration at $100.
After the Wyoming name check
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- Business name rules by stateWyoming's endings beside other states
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- Company name for a sole proprietorshipYour own name needs no filing. A trade name does, with county examples from Texas and California.
- How to change an LLC nameAmendment forms, filing fees and what the IRS says, for California, Texas and Florida.
5 official Wyoming sources
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division filing fee schedule, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Wyoming Secretary of State, How to choose a company name, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Wyoming Statutes, title 17, corporations, partnerships and associations, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Wyoming Secretary of State, WyoBiz filing search, retrieved November 12, 2026.