DBA means "Doing Business As".  If you are an Individual Sole Proprietor and want to do business under a name which is different from your legal name then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Wyoming Secretary of State.

If you are a Corporation or LLC and want to do business under a name which is different from the name which is registered with the Wyoming Secretary of State then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Wyoming Secretary of State.

In Wyoming a DBA Name is called a Trade Name.

In Wyoming a DBA Name is called a Trade Name. Other names for a Wyoming Trade Name include:

• Wyoming Alternate Name
• Wyoming Assumed Business Name
• Wyoming Assumed Name
• Wyoming Business Name
• Wyoming Fictitious Name

The Wyoming Trade Name must be in use before you can register the WY Trade Name with the Wyoming Secretary of State. A trade name shall not be registered if it: (i) Is the same as, or deceptively similar to, a trademark or service mark registered in this state, or is not distinguishable from the names of other business entities as required by W.S. 17-16-401; (ii) Contains any word or phrase which indicates that it is engaged in the business of banking or insurance, except as provided in subsections (b) through (d) of this section.

Yes. You can Register a Trade Name with the Wyoming Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register a Wyoming Trade Name with the WY Secretary of State for a Wyoming Corporation or a Wyoming LLC.

Before a Wyoming Corporation or LLC can register a DBA Name, the WY Corporation or WY LLC must be in good standing with the Wyoming Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register a Wyoming Trade Name even if you have not formed a Wyoming Corporation or LLC. In fact that's what most skilled craftsman and professionals do when they want to use a business name other their own name.

You Register a DBA Name with the Wyoming Secretary of State for an existing Wyoming business.

You Reserve a Company Name with the Wyoming Secretary of State for use with a Wyoming business that will be formed and legally registered with the WY Secretary of State sometime in the future.


When you Register a Corporation or LLC with the Wyoming Secretary of State there are certain tax and administrative obligations which must be met to keep the company in Good Standing.  Failing to keep up with those obligations can result in the administrative dissolution of your Wyoming company by the Wyoming Secretary of State.

The Wyoming state fees for Registering a DBA Name are less than the fees for Registering a Corporation in Wyoming or Forming a LLC in Wyoming and there are no tax or reporting obligation for a Registered Wyoming DBA Name.

No. The Wyoming Secretary of State will not issue a good standing certificate (Certificate of Existence) for a registered Wyoming Trade Name. Wyoming good standing certificates are issued only for companies which have registered with the Wyoming Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.

You can renew the Wyoming Trade Name before the expiration date if you want to retain ownership of the Wyoming Trade Name.