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Idaho business name search

Check name availability against the Idaho Secretary of State database

34,681
Business applications, last 12 months
Census BFS via FRED, trailing 12 months
10,646
Filed Q2 2026
Census BFS via FRED, Q2 2026
+7.7%
Year-over-year growth
FRED, trailing 12 months vs prior 12
138
Filings per business day
Derived from TTM applications, FRED
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Websitesos.idaho.gov
Phone(208) 334-2301
Address450 N 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702
Hours8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri

Idaho business formation by the numbers

State-level data from official sources on business formation activity in Idaho.

#39
Idaho ranks 39th in U.S. business formations
Ranking is based on total business applications filed in the trailing twelve months across all 50 states and D.C.
Census BFS via FRED, TTM rank
+60.5%
Formation activity since 2019
Comparison of trailing-twelve-month business applications to the 2019 calendar year total. Captures the post-pandemic formation surge.
FRED / BABATOTALNSAID
+31.2%
Quarter-over-quarter change
Current quarter applications compared to the prior quarter. A useful read on whether momentum is building or fading.
FRED, latest 3 months vs prior 3
$100
LLC filing fee and processing time
Standard processing: 5-7 business days.
Idaho Secretary of State, verified Mar 2026
1,584
Federal trademark applications from Idaho businesses
Filed with the USPTO in 2023 by applicants with a Idaho address. Trademarks are federal, so this is separate from registering a business name with the Idaho Secretary of State.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage
+36%
Trademark filing change since 2015
Idaho filings went from 1,162 in 2015 to 1,584 in 2023, up 36%.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage

What the filing data shows about Idaho

Applicants with an Idaho address filed 1,584 federal trademark applications in 2023, compared with 1,162 in 2015, a change of +36%.

Adjusted for population that is about 80 filings per 100,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate in the country.

The most common category for Idaho filings since 2019 is Class 041, covering education, training and entertainment services.

A trademark and an Idaho registration are different things

Registering an entity with the Idaho Secretary of State establishes that name for that entity within Idaho. A federal trademark is granted by the USPTO, applies nationally, and covers only the goods or services it is registered under.

The two records are separate, which is why a name can clear an Idaho entity search and still overlap an existing federal mark, and why a federal mark can exist for a name no Idaho entity has registered.

Trademark figures on this page come from the USPTO Trademark Case Files dataset, which covers applications through March 2024. Counts are applications filed by applicants with an Idaho mailing address, and reflect filings rather than registrations granted.