Using AI Name Suggestions

When you describe your project in the search box instead of typing a name, NameFlow uses AI to brainstorm names for you and then checks which ones you could actually register.

How it works

1. You describe the idea. For example: "an app that plans weekend hikes for beginners".
2. The AI brainstorms. Google's Gemini model writes a batch of brandable base names. It is instructed to keep them short (4 to 15 characters), easy to say and spell, made of lowercase letters and digits only, and to mix styles: invented words, compound words, and clever combinations of real words. It avoids trademarks and plain dictionary words that are certainly taken.
3. Obvious misses are filtered out. For each name, NameFlow tries a few popular extensions and skips any domain that already has nameservers in public DNS, which means it is registered.
4. Availability is checked for real. The remaining domains are checked with the registrar's live availability service.
5. You see available names with prices, cheapest first. If your query was itself a single name, that exact name is shown at the top too.

Because every idea is checked before you see it, you are not shown a list of names that are all taken. Occasionally no idea can be confirmed (for example, if the availability service is busy); in that case NameFlow shows the unconfirmed ideas and checks their prices separately, so treat those results with care.

Writing a good description

The AI only knows what you tell it. A sentence or two works best.

Include

• What it is: an app, a shop, a newsletter, a consultancy
• Who it is for: beginners, dentists, small online stores
• The feeling you want: playful, calm, premium, technical
• Constraints: "short", "one word", "easy to spell", "no numbers"

Examples

Tips

• Try a few angles. Describe the same project by its benefit ("never miss a deadline"), its audience ("for freelance designers") and its mood ("calm, minimal"). Each angle produces different names.
• Name a style if you have one. "Invented word like Spotify" or "two real words joined" steers the results.
• Mention a language or region if the name should feel local.
• Keep it under 500 characters. Longer descriptions are rejected, and shorter ones usually work better anyway.
• Do not paste instructions for the AI. The description is treated as a project brief, not as commands.

Getting the most from the results

• Check the renewal price. AI ideas are spread across popular extensions, and some of them are promotional. See Understanding Domain Pricing.
• Look up a favorite on other extensions. If you like trailmint.app, search trailmint on its own to see it across popular extensions.
• Check the rules of unfamiliar extensions in the TLD directory before deciding.
• Search trademarks yourself. The AI avoids well-known brands, but it cannot run a trademark search. Do a quick check before you commit to a name.

Rate limits

AI searches cost money to run, so they are limited for each IP address:

Fetching prices for results has its own, separate limit per 15 minutes. There is also an overall daily cap across all users; if it is reached, the search box falls back to a plain name lookup until it resets.

If you hit a limit:

• Per-minute limit: wait a moment and search again.
• Daily limit: you can still browse the TLD directory; AI searches become available again within 24 hours.
• Price-lookup limit: NameFlow shows a countdown until you can search again.

Shared networks (an office or a university) share one IP address, so the limits may run out sooner there.

Related articles

• Searching for Domains
• Checking Domain Availability
• Choosing a TLD