FoundNameThe name that fits your idea – and is still available.
Describe what you are building in a sentence. FoundName turns it into name candidates and checks each one right away on the App Store, Google Play and .com, .de and .app.
Each selected style feeds its own word pieces into generation and visibly shifts the names — even with no idea text of your own. Multiple styles combine.
Advanced details (audience, benefit, avoid)
Fine-tuning
Start value of the search: the same value and inputs always return the same names. A new value brings new names.
A good name has to do three things.
Fit the idea. Sound right – in German as well as in English. And be available where you need it. FoundName checks all three in one run.
Describe
One sentence about the idea is enough – or just a style. You see the word list it produces before the run and can edit it – or pull in more words from your ChatGPT.
Find names
Six strategies build candidates from those words. Each one is queried in five channels right away and scored for sound.
Choose
Read the verdict, star favorites, let the team vote – and take the starter kit with you.
Checked live, not looked up.
Every candidate is queried the moment you search: App Store, Google Play, .com, .de and .app. What is free everywhere gets a verdict. What is taken does not disappear – you see where.
What the statuses meanRecording of a real run (2026-09-28). Availability is a snapshot.
Six ways to a name.
Every run mixes all six. The examples come from a real run (idea: sleep and calm).
Syllable blend
Syllables of two words recombined.
RuhmonSilben-Blend aus: mono, ruhePortmanteau
Two words merged at their sound boundary.
TraumosPortmanteau aus: traum + haplosRoot + ending
Curated word roots with brand-typical endings.
LucidfulWurzel+Endung: lucid+fulCompound
Two whole words, no blend.
RuheplainKompositum: ruhe+plainBilingual resonance
Only candidates that sound good in both languages.
PlainmonBilinguale Resonanz aus: mono, plainStylization
Rhyme, alliteration, acronym or semantic pairing.
MindocalmSemantischer Verbund: calm+mind
Does it sound right out loud?
A score from 0 to 100 for every name: length, syllables, vowel balance, consonant clusters, ending – checked in German and English and weighted by your market's language. The fact sheet shows what it is made of.
More about the sound score- Length: 9 characters (ideal 5–9)8/15 pts
- Syllables: 3 (ideal 2–3)15/15 pts
- Vowel/consonant ratio: 0.510/10 pts
- Unusual consonant clusters: 030/30 pts
- No harsh letter tripling10/10 pts
- Ending: "m"15/20 pts
Already have a name in mind?
Run it through the same live-availability and sound analysis as the generated candidates – without starting a whole run.
From the name to a first draft.
Every name comes with a starter kit: wordmark, color palette and ready-made prompts for your AI tools. Generated deterministically, so it is reproducible any time – and not a trademark search, that part is on you.
What the kit is not- #4aae29
- #3555b6
- #ebf9e6
- #e7ebf8
- #17171a
Everything FoundName does.
Four steps, one run, no account. Every capability named once, at its place in the flow – including the ones without a stage of their own above.
Describe
- One sentence and a styleDescribe the idea in a sentence, pick up to five styles – or start from an example brief.
- Audience, benefit, no-gosExtra details sharpen the word list: who it is for, what it does, which words to avoid.
- Word list before the runYou see the words the names will be built from and prune or add before starting.
- More words from your ChatGPTA ready-made prompt to copy, paste the reply – the words go straight into this list.More
- Rules and marketLength, syllables, start, required and forbidden letters; the market sets which domains get checked.
- Keep word lists and stylesSaved word lists and style sets load into any later run in one click.
Find and check
- Six naming strategiesSyllable blend, portmanteau, root + ending, compound, bilingual resonance, styling – mixed in every run.
- Live availabilityApp Store, Google Play and the domains of your market, queried the moment you search.More
- Sound scoreA 0–100 value from length, syllables, vowel balance and ending – weighted by your market's language.More
- Fact sheet per nameScore, build, distinctiveness, sound in detail and availability per channel – one click on the name.More
- Check your own nameA name you already have in mind goes through the same check – without a full run.More
- ReproducibleSame seed, same inputs, same list – any time again.More
Decide
- Favorites across runsA star collects names in the favorites rail – including ones from earlier runs of the same project.
- Compare side by sideUp to five favorites in one table: score, sound, availability, votes.
- Team vote by linkOne link, no account for the voters. Votes and comments show up in your favorites rail.More
- Record the decisionChosen name, rationale, shortlist and team feedback as a text file to keep.
- Starter kitWordmark, palette and prompts for your AI tools – for every name, instantly.More
- CSV and JSONThe whole results list with every value, for a spreadsheet or further processing.
Keep
- ProjectsEvery idea is a project; its runs, favorites and votes stay together.More
- Past searchesReload any run, rename it, and compare it with another.
- No accountEverything is tied to this device and browser – no login, no email.
- ProNo ads and up to 100 projects – unlocked with a key, still without an account.More
Frequently asked questions
Is FoundName really free?
Yes, in real money: nothing. The free tier is funded by ads (Google AdSense; whether they are personalized is your choice in Google’s consent dialog), so using the generator and name check requires allowing ads; FoundName Pro (12 months, or an amount of your choice from €2 for 3 months) is the ad-free way to support its development. You can withdraw consent at any time in the settings.
How do you check whether a name is actually still available?
For every suggestion we query the App Store, Google Play, and the .com, .de, and .app domain endings live — not a database sync from yesterday, but the current state at the moment you search.
Does FoundName also check trademark protection?
No, this is not a trademark search. Every name suggestion links directly into the DPMA, EUIPO, WIPO, and USPTO registers plus a web search, so you can verify that yourself before deciding.
Which platforms is availability checked against?
App Store, Google Play and three domain endings depending on your target market: .com, .de and .app by default (DACH). Under "Market" you can switch to e.g. Switzerland (.ch), US (.io), UK (.co.uk), France (.fr), the Netherlands (.nl) or AI startups (.ai, .io).
What do the "free", "taken", and "unclear" statuses mean?
"Free" means nothing was registered there at the time of the check. "Taken" means an entry already exists. "Unclear" means the lookup wasn't conclusive (e.g. a rate limit) — for those, a manual re-check is worth it.
What does the "Sound" value mean?
A score from 0 to 100 for how easy the name is to pronounce and remember. It is computed separately for German and English pronunciation, since a name can flow smoothly in one language and feel clunky in the other, and then folded into one value: your market's language counts 60%, the other 40%, and a name that is hard to pronounce in either language is rated "medium" at best. It scores word length (ideal 5–9 characters), syllable count (ideal 2–3), the vowel-to-consonant ratio, unusual consonant clusters, harsh letter tripling, and the ending sound. A name's detail view shows both languages with every criterion and its points.
What does the "Distinctiveness" value mean?
A score from 0 to 1 for how much a name stands out from the OTHER names in the same result list — not an absolute property of the name on its own, but relative to that one run. Close to 1 means the name is clearly different from every other suggestion; close to 0 means it's a close variant of another name in the same list (e.g. the same root with a different ending). Useful for quickly picking the most distinctive option out of several near-identical variants.
How do I get more or better words into the word list?
The word list is the material every name is built from – the more fitting the word stems, the better the combinations. You can remove words, type your own, or get some from your ChatGPT: below the word list you will find "More words from ChatGPT" with a ready-made prompt that includes your idea and style. Copy it or open it directly in ChatGPT – the prompt is only pre-filled there, you send it yourself in your own account, a free one is enough. Paste the reply into the field below it and click "Use these words". The words land in the list just like typed ones and feed 1:1 into the next run. Words you add also go into the self-learning word pool, so later runs on the same topic benefit from them.
What is the starter kit – and what is it not?
The starter kit is a first draft, not finished branding: a simple SVG wordmark, a matching color palette and three ready-made prompts to brief a coding agent, an image generator or a writing assistant. Everything is derived without AI from the name and your style tags, so the same name always yields the same kit. With Pro, an AI creates a designed logo in the details drawer, as a clean vector graphic (SVG) in your brand colors. Not included: a trademark or legal check, and any guarantee that the colors are not already used by others. Open the kit from the results table via the wand icon next to a name.
What is the start value, and why does it always return the same names?
The start value (under "Fine-tuning", technically called a seed) sets how the randomness is shuffled. The same seed, count, and inputs reproducibly generate the same name list — handy for revisiting a list later or sharing it with your team.
Can I check a name of my own instead of generating new ones?
Yes — "Check your own name" runs it through the same live-availability and sound analysis as the generated suggestions, without needing to start a full run.
How does the team vote work?
Star favorites and click "Let the team vote". FoundName creates a link with up to 20 names; whoever opens it votes for one name without an account and can leave a comment. Votes and comments show up in your favorites rail, and every vote stays reachable there with its link. Favorites from earlier runs of the same project can be included.
What are projects and past searches?
Every run belongs to a project – FoundName creates it from your idea, and you can rename it. Under "History" you find all runs grouped by project, reload any of them, compare two, and delete what you no longer need. Favorites and votes stay together inside the project. No account means everything is tied to this device and browser.
Start with an idea.
No account, no cost. The first run only needs a sentence.