Wyoming LLC name requirements: the name must include limited liability company, limited company, Ltd. liability company or an abbreviation such as LLC, L.L.C., LC or L.C. (W.S. 17-29-108). It must be distinguishable on the Secretary of State's records and cannot imply a corporation. An available name can be reserved for 120 days.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Wyoming Secretary of State fee schedule (effective July 1, 2026) and Wyoming Statutes Titles 17 and 40 reviewed November 10, 2026. Confirm current fees with the Secretary of State before filing.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
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- Cited to Wyoming Statutes Title 17
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The forks in the road.
Required ending
"Limited liability company", "LLC", "L.L.C.", "limited company", "LC", "L.C.", "Ltd. liability company", "Ltd. liability co." or "limited liability co." A low profit LLC uses L3C or a low profit form instead (W.S. 17-29-108(a)).
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Distinguishable
The name cannot be the same as or deceptively similar to a trademark registered in Wyoming and must be distinguishable on the Secretary of State's records from other business names (W.S. 17-29-108(a)(ii)).
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Words that are not allowed
Nothing implying a purpose outside the articles, and nothing implying it is a corporation under the Business Corporation Act or a nonprofit corporation (W.S. 17-29-108(a)(i) and (iii)).
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Reservation
An available name may be reserved for the applicant's exclusive use for 120 days, and the reservation can be transferred (W.S. 17-29-109).
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Changing the name later
An amendment to the articles; the LLC amendment fee is $60 on the fee schedule.
Wyoming Secretary of StateWhat to have ready
- Write three name choices
- Add an approved ending
- Remove words like Inc., Corporation or Bank unless allowed
- Check availability on the Secretary of State's records
- Check for a Wyoming registered trademark
- Reserve or file right away
Wyoming LLC Name Requirements, Availability and Reservation
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The required ending and the low profit exception
Every Wyoming LLC name must include one of the endings the statute lists: limited liability company, LLC, L.L.C., limited company, LC, L.C., Ltd. liability company, Ltd. liability co. or limited liability co. (W.S. 17-29-108(a)). A low profit limited liability company is the exception; it uses L3C, l3c or one of the low profit forms instead.
A DAO LLC has its own extra rule: its name must include DAO, LAO or DAO LLC (W.S. 17-31-104). A close LLC uses a standard LLC ending.
Source: wyoleg.gov
What distinguishable means
The name must be distinguishable on the Secretary of State's records from other business names, using the corporate standard in W.S. 17-16-401, and must not be the same as or deceptively similar to a trademark or service mark registered in Wyoming (W.S. 17-29-108(a)(ii)). In practice, adding or changing only an ending or a small article is a risky way to differentiate a name. Pick something clearly different.
The name also cannot suggest a purpose the articles do not allow, and cannot suggest that the company is a corporation under the Business Corporation Act, the Statutory Close Corporation Supplement or the Nonprofit Corporation Act (W.S. 17-29-108(a)(i) and (iii)). That means no Inc., Corp. or Corporation in an LLC's name.
Source: wyoleg.gov
Reserving a name before you are ready
If you need time before forming, a person may reserve an available LLC name for exclusive use for 120 days by filing an application with the applicant's name and address and the proposed name (W.S. 17-29-109(a)). The reservation can be transferred to another person by a signed notice (W.S. 17-29-109(b)). A foreign LLC whose own name is not available in Wyoming can reserve a fictitious or assumed name to use here.
Most owners skip the reservation and file the articles right away, since filing locks in the name permanently and costs $100.
Source: wyoleg.gov
Brand names and trade names
Your legal name and your brand can differ. W.S. 17-29-108(b) preserves the use of a trade name under applicable law, and Wyoming trade names are registered with the Secretary of State under Title 40 for $100, renewable for $50. Our trade name service is $149 plus the state fee.
If you later want the legal name itself to change, file an amendment to the articles. The LLC amendment fee is $60, and our amendment service is $299 plus that fee.
Source: sos.wyo.gov
Wyoming law and SOS rules behind this.
| Topic | Wyoming rule | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Required ending | "Limited liability company", "LLC", "L.L.C.", "limited company", "LC", "L.C.", "Ltd. liability company", "Ltd. liability co." or "limited liability co." A low profit LLC uses L3C or a low profit form instead (W.S. 17-29-108(a)). | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Distinguishable | The name cannot be the same as or deceptively similar to a trademark registered in Wyoming and must be distinguishable on the Secretary of State's records from other business names (W.S. 17-29-108(a)(ii)). | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Words that are not allowed | Nothing implying a purpose outside the articles, and nothing implying it is a corporation under the Business Corporation Act or a nonprofit corporation (W.S. 17-29-108(a)(i) and (iii)). | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Reservation | An available name may be reserved for the applicant's exclusive use for 120 days, and the reservation can be transferred (W.S. 17-29-109). | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Changing the name later | An amendment to the articles; the LLC amendment fee is $60 on the fee schedule. | Wyoming Secretary of State |
Related Wyoming reading.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
What Wyoming owners ask us
Search the Secretary of State's business records for the name. We check availability before we file your articles at no extra charge.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Yes. W.S. 17-29-108(b) allows a trade name under applicable law. Wyoming trade names are registered with the Secretary of State for $100.
Wyoming Secretary of State120 days from the reservation (W.S. 17-29-109(a)).
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17$60 state fee for the amendment. Our amendment service is $299 plus that fee.
Wyoming Secretary of StateYes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Wyoming filing with the Secretary of State for you. The state fee is passed through at cost and our service fee is shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's filing system yourself.
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