SaaS Startup Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a saas startup, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
SaaS Startup name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a saas startup is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a saas startup usually falls under NAICS 511210: Software Publishers.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in computer software publishing or publishing and reproduction. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation, and providing support services to software purchasers. These establishments may design, develop, and publish, or publish only. These establishments may publish and distribute software remotely through subscriptions and downloads.
Businesses classified here include
- Applications development and publishing, except on a custom basis
- Applications software, computer, packaged
- Computer software publishers, packaged
- Computer software publishing and reproduction
- Games, computer software, publishing
- Operating systems software, computer, packaged
- Packaged computer software publishers
- Programming language and compiler software publishers, packaged
- Publishers, packaged computer software
- Software computer, packaged, publishers
- Software publishers
- Software publishers, packaged
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 511210), U.S. Census Bureau.
Software Publishers in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most software publishers locations
- California 3,767 locations
- Texas 1,203 locations
- New York 1,192 locations
- Florida 909 locations
- Washington 793 locations
- Massachusetts 741 locations
- Illinois 590 locations
- Colorado 564 locations
- Georgia 501 locations
- North Carolina 494 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.