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New Hampshire business name search

Check name availability against the New Hampshire Secretary of State database

18,157
Business applications, last 12 months
Census BFS via FRED, trailing 12 months
5,457
Filed Q2 2026
Census BFS via FRED, Q2 2026
+13.2%
Year-over-year growth
FRED, trailing 12 months vs prior 12
72
Filings per business day
Derived from TTM applications, FRED
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Websitewww.sos.nh.gov
Phone(603) 271-3246
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New Hampshire business formation by the numbers

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

#43
New Hampshire ranks 43rd 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
+63.0%
Formation activity since 2019
Comparison of trailing-twelve-month business applications to the 2019 calendar year total. Captures the post-pandemic formation surge.
FRED / BABATOTALNSANH
+27.4%
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
$100
LLC filing fee and processing time
Standard processing: within 30 days.
New Hampshire Secretary of State, verified Mar 2026
1,181
Federal trademark applications from New Hampshire businesses
Filed with the USPTO in 2023 by applicants with a New Hampshire address. Trademarks are federal, so this is separate from registering a business name with the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage
+4%
Trademark filing change since 2015
New Hampshire filings went from 1,137 in 2015 to 1,181 in 2023, up 4%.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage

What the filing data shows about New Hampshire

Applicants with a New Hampshire address filed 1,181 federal trademark applications in 2023, compared with 1,137 in 2015, a change of +4%.

Adjusted for population that is about 84 filings per 100,000 residents, the 19th highest rate in the country.

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

A trademark and a New Hampshire registration are different things

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