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Nebraska business name search

Check name availability against the Nebraska Secretary of State database

23,625
Business applications, last 12 months
Census BFS via FRED, trailing 12 months
6,572
Filed Q2 2026
Census BFS via FRED, Q2 2026
+12.9%
Year-over-year growth
FRED, trailing 12 months vs prior 12
94
Filings per business day
Derived from TTM applications, FRED
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Websitesos.nebraska.gov
Phone(402) 471-4079
Address1201 N St, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508
Hours8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri

Nebraska business formation by the numbers

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

#41
Nebraska ranks 41st 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
+57.9%
Formation activity since 2019
Comparison of trailing-twelve-month business applications to the 2019 calendar year total. Captures the post-pandemic formation surge.
FRED / BABATOTALNSANE
+13.3%
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: approximately a week for document review.
Nebraska Secretary of State, verified Mar 2026
1,209
Federal trademark applications from Nebraska businesses
Filed with the USPTO in 2023 by applicants with a Nebraska address. Trademarks are federal, so this is separate from registering a business name with the Nebraska Secretary of State.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage
+5%
Trademark filing change since 2015
Nebraska filings went from 1,149 in 2015 to 1,209 in 2023, up 5%.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage

What the filing data shows about Nebraska

Applicants with a Nebraska address filed 1,209 federal trademark applications in 2023, compared with 1,149 in 2015, a change of +5%.

Adjusted for population that is about 61 filings per 100,000 residents, the 35th highest rate in the country.

The most common category for Nebraska filings since 2019 is Class 035, covering advertising, business management and office services.

A trademark and a Nebraska registration are different things

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