Company Name Availability Check
Run an instant check of your proposed company name against the MCA naming rules — then get a real Chartered Accountant to confirm it against the live register & trademark database, free.
Name Checker
Backed by our 5M+ company databaseInstant check covers MCA naming rules (restricted, regulated & emblem words, format and suffix). The final match against existing companies & trademarks is confirmed by our CA.
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What makes a company name get approved — or rejected
The MCA approves names under Rule 8 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules. Most rejections come down to a handful of avoidable issues. Here's what the registrar actually looks for.
Common reasons names get rejected
- Identical or too similar to an existing company, LLP or registered trademark — including singular/plural, tense or spacing variants.
- Just an existing name with a place, "India", or a number bolted on.
- Purely generic or descriptive, with no distinctive coined word.
- Offensive, or otherwise undesirable / against public policy.
- Doesn't match the company's stated main objects.
Words that need prior approval
- Bank / Banking — RBI; Insurance / Assurance — IRDAI.
- Mutual Fund, Stock Exchange, Venture Capital, Asset Management — SEBI.
- Nidhi, Chit Fund, NBFC, Finance — sector rules / RBI; objects must match.
- National, Union, Central, Federal, Republic, Board, Commission, Authority — Central Government approval.
- Protected names & emblems (UN bodies, national leaders, state emblems) — barred outright.
How to pick a name that sails through
- Lead with a distinctive, coined or invented word (your brand), then a descriptor of the activity.
- Keep it to 2–3 words before the suffix — short names clear faster.
- Check it isn't a near-match of an existing company or a registered trademark (different databases — both matter).
- Make sure the name fits your main objects; a "Tech" name with trading objects raises queries.
- Have a second and third choice ready — the MCA lets you propose alternatives.
Verified by a CA, against real data — before you spend a rupee
A free online checker can screen the rules, but it can't see the live register. We hold data on millions of Indian companies and cross-check your name against the live MCA records and registered trademarks — so you don't pay to file a name that gets rejected.
Rule screen
Your name is checked against the MCA naming rules — restricted, regulated and emblem words — instantly, above.
Register & trademark match
A CA checks it against live MCA company/LLP records and the IP-India trademark register for close matches.
Clear yes / no + alternatives
You get a straight answer — and if it's a no, compliant alternatives that fit your objects.
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Company name availability — FAQs
Yes — you can reserve a name through the MCA's RUN service or as Part A of SPICe+. But a reserved name is only held for a limited window and lapses if you don't incorporate in time, so most founders reserve and register together. We handle both.
An approved name is reserved for a fixed period (commonly 20 days for a new company from approval). If you don't file the incorporation within that window, the reservation lapses and you'd have to apply again, so timing matters.
No. A company name is approved by the MCA; a trademark is a brand right registered with IP-India. A name can clear the MCA and still infringe someone's trademark — which is why we check both before you file. Securing the trademark separately is what actually protects your brand.
You can run a basic search on the MCA portal, but it won't flag close-but-not-identical matches, trademark conflicts, or whether your name fits your stated objects — the things that actually get applications rejected. Our CA reads those judgement calls the way the registrar does.
No one can guarantee approval — the final call is the registrar's. What we do is screen your name against the rules and the register first, tell you honestly how likely it is, and line up compliant alternatives, so you don't waste a filing on a name that was never going to clear.
We suggest close, compliant alternatives that keep your brand intent — usually a distinctive coined word plus your activity descriptor — and you can propose more than one option to the MCA. Most founders land an approved name on the first or second try with this approach.