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Business name ideas for every trade
Pick your trade and a style, add your name or your town if you want them in it, and get 20 names to try out loud. Every name is put together in your browser from word lists on this page, with no sign-up and no AI. We don't check whether a name is taken.
Name ideas for every trade
Each trade has its own page: 30 names by style, what makes a good name in that trade, and the generator set to it.
- Plumbing business name ideas — Premier Plumbing Co., Northside Spout Co., Valve Co.
- Electrical business name ideas — Anchor Electrical & Wiring, Lakeside Electric & Wiring, Spark Pros
- HVAC business name ideas — Solid HVAC Co., Westside Climate Co., Ember Air Conditioning
- Cleaning business name ideas — Trusted House Cleaning Services, Valley Cleaners Co., Neat & Fresh House Cleaning
- Handyman business name ideas — Benchmark Home Repair Company, Westside Handyman, Toolbox & Level Home Repair
- Lawn care business name ideas — Square Deal Lawn Service Co., Neighborhood Stripe Co., Turf & Stripe
- Landscaping business name ideas — Cornerstone Landscapes Company, Southside Oak Co., Oak Pros
- Painting business name ideas — Pinnacle Painting Company, Lakeside Primer Co., Canvas Painting
- Pressure washing business name ideas — Summit Power Washing Co., Community Pressure Washing & Window Cleaning, Gleam Power Washing
- Roofing business name ideas — Summit Roofing & Siding, Main Street Roofing & Siding, Slate Roofing
How to pick a name for a trade business
- Say the trade in your customers' words. "Heating & Air" before "HVAC", "House Cleaning" before "Cleaning Solutions".
- Make it easy to say on the phone and to spell after hearing it once: you will say it every time you answer.
- Read it from across the street. Short names fit a van door, a yard sign and a phone screen.
- Leave room to grow. A name tied to one service or one street can box you in when the business gets bigger.
- Your name or your town in it tells people you are a real, local person; a trade or quality word is easier to pass on if you ever sell.
- Check it before you buy anything with it on, as the next section says.
Before you use a name: check it
We don't check whether a name is taken. Every name here is put together from word lists on this page, and any of them may already belong to someone. Before it goes on a van, a card or a website, check three things:
- Your state. The SBA's guide to choosing your business name explains the four ways a name is registered (an entity name, a trademark, a DBA and a domain) and says most states don't allow you to register a name someone else has already registered. Check with your state for its rules, as the guide says.
- Federal trademarks. The SBA advises checking a name against the official trademark database kept by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: search it on the USPTO's site. The SBA calls each kind of registration legally independent, so a name can pass one check and fail another.
- The web address and social handles. Look up the domain at a registrar and the name on the social sites you will use. The SBA notes your domain does not have to match your legal business name.
Working under a name that isn't your own legal name? The SBA says you might need to register it as a DBA (also called a trade name, fictitious name or assumed name), that most states require it if you use one, and that the rules vary by state, county and city, so check with your local offices.
Starting a trade business?
The guides walk through the rest of the set-up, the name included:
- How to start a handyman business
- How to start a cleaning business
- How to start a plumbing business
- How to start an electrical business
- How to start an HVAC business
- How to start a lawn care business
- How to start a painting business
- How to start a pressure washing business
- Contractor license limits by state — how much work you can take on before you need a license
- Price book builder — your trade's common jobs priced from your rate
How do I pick a trade business name?
Say what you do in the words your customers use, make it easy to say on the phone and read on a van, and add your name or your town if you want people to know you are local. Try a few styles in the generator, say your favorites out loud, then check them before you buy a sign or a website.
Should my own name be in it?
It is a choice. Your family name builds the reputation on you, and people know who they are hiring; a town or a trade word is easier to pass on if you ever sell. If the name you use is not your own legal name, the SBA says you might need to register it as a DBA.
How do I check a trade business name is free?
We don't check. Look at your state's rules and name search (the SBA's guide explains how names are registered), the USPTO's trademark search, and the web address and social handles. The SBA calls each kind of registration legally independent, so check all of them.
Do I have to register my business name?
The SBA's guide says that if you do business as yourself, using your legal name, you won't need to register your business anywhere, though you could miss out on personal liability protection and legal and tax benefits. If you use another name, it says most states require you to register it as a DBA, and that the requirements vary by state, county and city, so check with your local offices.