Yes, businesses can generally change their legal name by filing the appropriate amendment or name-change document with the state. Additional updates may be needed for tax agencies, licenses, banks, contracts, and other records.

A change should be matched to the record that actually needs updating. Some changes can be reported on an annual or periodic report, while others require a formal amendment, registered-agent change, tax-agency update, or local license update. Updating information in the Swyft Filings customer account does not automatically change every government record for the business.

Because naming rules are administered by individual states, terms such as distinguishable, reserved, restricted, or prohibited can have different meanings depending on the jurisdiction. A name that is accepted by one state may still be unavailable or problematic in another state or for a separate trademark reason.