Is Your Startup’s Name Available in Delaware?

Last Updated on March 25, 2026 by Ryan Roberts

Delaware has a pretty sweet Name Availability Search Tool via their Division of Corporations. If your desired entity name isn’t available to reserve, then that name isn’t available for a new corporate entity filing in Delaware. If your startup name is available, you can reserve the name online for $75.

Finding out whether you can reserve your desired corporate name in Delaware isn’t as exciting as landing a 5-letter domain with a domain registrar, but at least you don’t have to pay to search like other states.

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Ryan Roberts Startup Lawyer
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.