How to search and claim an LLC name in Georgia
- Search Georgia's official entity records at no cost, leaving “LLC” off the name.
- Make sure the name ends with one of Georgia's accepted endings, such as “Limited Liability Company” or “Limited Company”.
- Hold the name with a $25 online ($35 by mail) reservation for 30 days (not renewable) if you need time before filing.
- File the Articles of Organization with the Georgia Secretary of State (Corporations Division) for $100 online ($110 by mail).
What a Georgia LLC name must include
Georgia accepts these endings for a limited liability company:
- Limited Liability Company
- Limited Company
- LLC
- L.L.C.
- LC
- L.C.
Georgia limits the characters as well as the words. Stick to English letters, Arabic or Roman numerals and the symbols on a standard keyboard, and keep the whole name, ending, spaces and punctuation included, to 80 characters or fewer. Leave out terms that belong to other entity types: corporation, incorporated, professional corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership and limited liability limited partnership, or their abbreviations (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 590-7-20). Inside the endings, “Ltd.” or “Ltd” can replace “limited” and “Co.” or “Co” can replace “company”.
How Georgia decides two names are the same
The Secretary of State compares your LLC's name with the names of existing entities and with names under an active reservation, and it has to be distinguishable from all of them. Georgia doesn't let you reserve an entity indicator like LLC or Inc. as part of the name.
Where the rules are written. O.C.G.A. § 14-11-207 (LLC names); Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 590-7-20 (LLC name rules).
Searching for an LLC name in Georgia
eCorp, the Corporations Division's online system, searches Georgia's business records for free. A clear result doesn't cover trade names, which are filed county by county with the Clerk of Superior Court.
Open the official Georgia entity search
Leave the ending off when you search, so every version of the name shows up, then compare each result word by word. If one matches apart from spacing, punctuation or a plural, change a real word in your name.
Holding the name: Georgia LLC name reservation
Georgia gives you 30 days, and only once: a reservation can't be renewed. It's $25 through eCorp, or $35 by paper form ($25 plus a $10 service charge).
This fee couldn't be matched to a current official fee page, so ask the Georgia Secretary of State (Corporations Division) to confirm it before paying.
File a Georgia name reservation
Forming the LLC in Georgia
Articles of Organization (Form CD 030) form the LLC: $100 when filed online, $110 by mail or in person. Faster processing costs $100 more for two business days or $250 more for same day, if filed before noon.
File the Articles of Organization online
From the year after it's formed, a Georgia LLC renews its annual registration by April 1 each year: $50 online, $60 on paper, and $25 more if it's late. Multi-year registrations covering two or three years are available. There's no franchise tax at the Secretary of State, and our research found no newspaper notice required for LLCs, unlike Georgia corporations, which publish a Notice of Intent to Incorporate. For proof of good standing, a Certificate of Existence is $10 online or $20 on paper.
When the LLC trades under another name
An LLC that trades under another name registers it as a trade name with the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where it chiefly does business (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490), then publishes the registration in the county legal organ once a week for two consecutive weeks.
Sources
- Reference filing fees (effective 9 6 2025) (PDF), sos.ga.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- Business division faq, sos.ga.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- rules.sos.ga.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- How guide how reserve name, sos.ga.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- How file annual registration, sos.ga.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- File dba doing business, georgia.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- Download, georgia.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- Register llc, georgia.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- Renew llc, georgia.gov, checked 2026-10-07
- Starting business guide, georgia.gov, checked 2026-10-07
These are the official pages behind every fact above. If one of them now says something different, it's right and this page is out of date.
A few were read from search results, not the page itself, because the site refused direct requests; treat the facts they back as provisional until the Georgia Secretary of State (Corporations Division) confirms them.
Common questions
Can two LLCs in Georgia have the same name?
No. Georgia accepts a new LLC name only if it can be told apart from every name on its record.
How long can I hold an LLC name in Georgia?
30 days (not renewable), for $25 online ($35 by mail).
Does a new Georgia LLC have to publish a notice?
No. Georgia has no newspaper publication requirement for LLCs.
How much is the Georgia LLC filing fee?
$100 online ($110 by mail), paid when you file the Articles of Organization.