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Indiana business name search

Check name availability against the Indiana Secretary of State database

93,390
Business applications, last 12 months
Census BFS via FRED, trailing 12 months
27,334
Filed Q2 2026
Census BFS via FRED, Q2 2026
+3.8%
Year-over-year growth
FRED, trailing 12 months vs prior 12
371
Filings per business day
Derived from TTM applications, FRED
Indiana seal
Websiteinbiz.in.gov
Phone(317) 234-9768
Address302 W Washington St, Room E018, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Hours8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Mon-Fri

Indiana business formation by the numbers

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

#20
Indiana ranks 20th 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
+73.6%
Formation activity since 2019
Comparison of trailing-twelve-month business applications to the 2019 calendar year total. Captures the post-pandemic formation surge.
FRED / BABATOTALNSAIN
+19.4%
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
$95
LLC filing fee and processing time
Standard processing: 7-10 business days.
Indiana Secretary of State, verified Mar 2026
3,900
Federal trademark applications from Indiana businesses
Filed with the USPTO in 2023 by applicants with a Indiana address, the 25th highest total of any state. Trademarks are federal, so this is separate from registering a business name with the Indiana Secretary of State.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage
+10%
Trademark filing change since 2015
Indiana filings went from 3,553 in 2015 to 3,900 in 2023, up 10%.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage

What the filing data shows about Indiana

Applicants with an Indiana address filed 3,900 federal trademark applications in 2023, compared with 3,553 in 2015, a change of +10%.

Adjusted for population that is about 57 filings per 100,000 residents, the 37th highest rate in the country.

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

A trademark and an Indiana registration are different things

Registering an entity with the Indiana Secretary of State establishes that name for that entity within Indiana. 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 Indiana entity search and still overlap an existing federal mark, and why a federal mark can exist for a name no Indiana 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 Indiana mailing address, and reflect filings rather than registrations granted.