— How it works

One name in. Sixty-two checks out. Four seconds.

Behind that quick verdict on the home page is a carefully sequenced pipeline of public registers, registrar APIs, social platforms, search engines, and traditional naming systems. Here is exactly how it works — for startup founders and parents alike.

The four steps of every search

Whether you're naming a Series A SaaS company or your firstborn, the same first four steps run. The downstream checks change based on the mode you've chosen.

1

You type the name

One input. No forms, no signup, no category dropdown to wade through. Press enter and the search begins. ⌘K from anywhere opens it.

~ 0 seconds
2

We normalise it

Whitespace stripped, case folded, a phonetic key generated (tuned for Indic phonemes), and the Devanagari transliteration produced via ISO 15919 — for the language layer.

~ 80 milliseconds
3

We fan out

Up to 62 platform-specific queries dispatched in parallel through an async task queue. Each scanner respects the source's rate limit and access policy.

~ 2–4 seconds
4

We score & stream

Results stream back over WebSocket. Each tile flips from "Checking…" to its verdict as it arrives. The four-card HUD updates live. No page reload, ever.

~ 4 seconds total

Two modes, one engine — pick yours

The home page has a toggle at the top. Choose the right mode and we only run the checks that matter to you.

Mode 1 · Startup / Business

For founders & their lawyers

The full sixty-two-check sweep. Every register that can block your incorporation, every TLD that could become your URL, every social handle, every brand-collision risk on day-one Google.

  • Legal & Regulatory (11) — MCA, IP India 45 classes, Copyright, GST, DPIIT, FSSAI, RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, Patent Office, State S&E
  • Domains (10) — .com, .in, .co.in, .io, .ai, .app, .net, .org, .store, .tech
  • Social handles (9) — IG, X, YT, LinkedIn, FB, Threads, Telegram, WhatsApp, Pinterest
  • Marketplaces (7) — Play, App Store, Product Hunt, GitHub, Shopify, Amazon, Flipkart
  • Brand collision & SEO (8) — Google SERP, Trends, Wikipedia, brand registries
  • Linguistic & cultural (6) — Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi + Sanskrit root
  • Numerology (1) — Chaldean reading with industry-fit and founder-DOB pairing

Inside the pipeline — what runs where

A peek under the hood. Every check below is one tile on your results page. Click "What we check" for the full statutory basis on which each lookup runs.

01

Legal & Regulatory

Government registers where a conflict can cost you a rebrand. We deep-link to the official reservation/filing flow when free.

  • MCA21 — company name (Pvt Ltd, LLP, OPC)
  • IP India trademark register — all 45 classes
  • Copyright Register of India
  • GST common portal — trade name
  • DPIIT Startup India recognition
  • FSSAI brand-name database (food)
  • RBI · SEBI · IRDAI · Patents · State S&E
02

Domains

Live availability + first-year price in INR. Bookmark a TLD or jump straight to registration with our partners.

  • .com via Verisign WHOIS
  • .in / .co.in via INRegistry
  • .io · .ai · .app · .net · .org
  • .store · .tech (Radix)
03

Social handles

Exact handle availability across every social platform that matters in India.

  • Instagram · X · YouTube
  • LinkedIn company page
  • Facebook · Threads · Telegram
  • WhatsApp Business · Pinterest
04

Marketplaces & stores

App stores, e-commerce, and developer surfaces where your name might already exist.

  • Google Play · Apple App Store
  • Product Hunt · GitHub org
  • Shopify subdomain
  • Amazon.in seller · Flipkart
05

Brand collision & SEO

What people will find when they Google your name on day one — the silent killer for organic discovery.

  • Google page 1 — exact-match entities
  • Google Trends India
  • Wikipedia concept pages
  • Flipkart & Amazon Brand Registry
  • Crunchbase · Tracxn · Google News
06

Linguistic & cultural

India is multilingual. A name neutral in English can be unfortunate in Tamil or Bengali. The layer every Western tool skips.

  • Devanagari transliteration
  • Sanskrit root analysis
  • Negative-connotation check across 7 Indian languages
  • Phonetic-pronounceability scoring
07

Chaldean Numerology

Used by traditional Indian business naming consultants. Reduces letters to a single root number with industry-fit interpretation.

  • Letter-to-digit Chaldean mapping
  • Compound number meaning
  • Root number → ruling planet
  • Industry-fit verdict
  • Founder DOB lucky pairing
08

Pronunciation (Baby mode)

Will the family say it the same way? Will their friends? An honest pronunciation report.

  • Syllable breakdown with stress mark
  • IPA notation
  • Indian-tongue ease score
  • Western-tongue ease score
  • Open-vs-closed ending analysis
09

Live result stream

WebSocket-backed, tile-by-tile. You watch the verdict assemble. No spinners that last a minute.

  • Real-time WebSocket stream
  • Per-tile status updates
  • Live HUD aggregation
  • Resilient to slow sources

Want API access? We have one.

Agencies, CA firms, naming consultants and brand-strategy houses can use the Naam Dekho API to embed name-checking into their own client portals. White-label output, bulk endpoints, and per-organisation quotas.

Talk to us about API access →

Frequently asked questions

If we missed something, write to us at hello@naamdekho.in.

Is the free tier really free? Or freemium with a catch?
Genuinely free. No signup, no card, no email. The free tier returns surface-level verdicts across all 62 sources for unlimited names. The paid tiers (₹49 one-time deep scan, ₹999/month agency) add warmed proxy sessions, CAPTCHA-solved deep checks, downloadable PDFs, and bulk/API access.
How accurate are the trademark checks?
Very accurate for exact and phonetic matches in all 45 classes — we read the IP India register directly. However, "no conflict" never means "guaranteed registrable" — a trademark examiner can still object on distinctiveness, deceptive similarity, or class-overlap grounds. The PDF report is built to be handed to a trademark attorney for the final filing decision.
Are you a substitute for a CA or trademark attorney?
No, and we say so upfront. We are a decision-support tool. We surface conflicts you would otherwise miss, deep-link you to the official filing flows, and produce a PDF formatted for handover to your professional. We do not file, prosecute or advise.
What happens to my baby's name after I search?
Nothing. The free tier doesn't even store the query unless you sign in. If you generate a keepsake PDF, the file is yours; we keep no copy after generation. We don't sell name data, we don't profile children, and we don't train anything on your searches.
Is the Chaldean numerology read accurate?
The Chaldean numerology system is interpretive, not deterministic — it is one signal among many that traditional Indian naming consultants have used for generations. We follow the classical letter-to-digit mapping faithfully, and the industry-fit overlay is our own work based on a review of business-naming case studies. Use it as a thoughtful input, not a guarantee.
Why doesn't Baby mode show domains and the MCA register?
Because a domestic name doesn't need them. We deliberately strip the corporate layer out in Baby mode so parents see exactly the four checks that matter for a child's name. Switch back to Startup mode if you ever incorporate a business around your child's name.
Do you support Indian languages beyond the seven shown?
Yes — our roadmap adds the remaining scheduled languages via the Government-of-India Bhashini APIs once those are production-stable. Today we cover Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati and Punjabi, plus Sanskrit root analysis.
What about Kannada and Malayalam?
They are on the active roadmap. Negative-connotation dictionaries for these languages are being compiled by native-speaker consultants and will be added in the next release. Email us if you'd like to be notified when they go live.

One name. Three taps. Every check that matters.

Try it for free now. No signup, no card. Pick a mode at the top.