NameBounce FAQs

Domain names are unique assets in constant demand. Around 18 million are registered every year, close to 50,000 a day. Strong names go quickly, and other people are searching for the same ideas you are. If a name matters to you, secure it early.

NameBounce does not front-run, and will not work with anyone who does. Registering a name because someone just searched for it is theft. A registrar was caught doing it in 2008 and settled a class action. It is wrong, and it is bad business.

The generator bounces hundreds of name ideas back at you, so the name describes the product. It is easy to say and spell, it joins two familiar words, and it sits in the naming category the way the strongest generators do.

The .com was unregistered when we found it, which was the point: a strong, unregistered .com is still there to be found.

Start with a single keyword. NameBounce pairs it with a curated word list and returns complete name ideas, so a search for bakery returns names like BakeryTV and SpiceBakery. This is the best way to open up an exploration.

Two-word searches narrow the field by substituting related words for either keyword. A search for delicious bakery returns TasteBakery and DeliciousCafe, which land closer to the brief.

Favorites are stored in a cookie in your browser, not on our servers. Clearing your cookies clears the list.

If you plan to clear them, copy anything you want to keep into a separate document first.

Availability is checked with a fast lookup so results come back in seconds, which means the occasional false positive. Verifying every generated name against the registries would slow the site to a crawl and get our servers blocked.

It happens more often with country-code extensions like .in, where registries do not publish full lists of registered domains. Click any name to confirm availability with our partner registrar.

Click the star next to the name in your favorites list.

Start with the generator, then read our guide to naming your business.

We also publish category guides for blogs, restaurants, photography studios and more.

Any of the established registrars will do the job. GoDaddy, Namecheap and Dynadot are all widely used and all register the same names.

Promotional first-year pricing moves constantly, so check the current rate at each one rather than relying on a figure quoted here. Renewal pricing matters more than the first year.

Clicking a name in your search results takes you straight to our partner registrar to confirm availability.

We would like to hear from you. Email [email protected].