When should you choose a .NAME domain?
The .NAME domain is especially well suited for projects centered around a person, a personal name, or an individual identity.
Personal websites and portfolios
Perfect for personal websites, online résumés, creative portfolios, profile pages, or individual professional sites (consultants, freelancers, artists, speakers).
Digital identity and personal presence
.NAME is often used to build a clear digital identity: biographical pages, personal branding websites, individual projects, or professional showcases focused on a person rather than a company.
Family or genealogical projects
Ideal for family websites, personal archives, genealogical projects, or memorial pages, where a name is central to the content.
The information below outlines the main technical characteristics of the .NAME domain, as defined by the registry and international DNS standards.
Technical characteristics of the .NAME domain
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| TLD name | .NAME |
| TLD type | Generic top-level domain (gTLD) |
| Registry | VeriSign Information Services, Inc. |
| Registration period | 1 to 10 years |
| Grace period | 35 days |
| Redemption period | 30 days |
| Allowed name servers | 1 to 13 |
| IDN support | Yes (Internationalized Domain Names) |
| Domain transfer | Authorization code required; 5-day transfer period |
| Root server updates | Real-time |
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