diff --git a/docs/src/api.md b/docs/src/api.md
index ff7855e..a222a68 100644
--- a/docs/src/api.md
+++ b/docs/src/api.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ScalarSymbolic
 ArraySymbolic
 NotSymbolic
 symbolic_type
+hasname
 getname
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/SymbolicIndexingInterface.jl b/src/SymbolicIndexingInterface.jl
index 57d0ba6..cff0e06 100644
--- a/src/SymbolicIndexingInterface.jl
+++ b/src/SymbolicIndexingInterface.jl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module SymbolicIndexingInterface
 
 using Requires
 
-export ScalarSymbolic, ArraySymbolic, NotSymbolic, symbolic_type , getname
+export ScalarSymbolic, ArraySymbolic, NotSymbolic, symbolic_type, hasname, getname
 include("trait.jl")
 
 export is_variable, variable_index, variable_symbols, is_parameter, parameter_index,
diff --git a/src/trait.jl b/src/trait.jl
index ea4df5b..bb53ac3 100644
--- a/src/trait.jl
+++ b/src/trait.jl
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ symbolic_type(x) = symbolic_type(typeof(x))
 symbolic_type(::Type) = NotSymbolic()
 symbolic_type(::Type{Symbol}) = ScalarSymbolic()
 
+"""
+    hasname(x)
+
+Check whether the given symbolic variable (for which `symbolic_type(x) != NotSymbolic()`) has a valid name as per `getname`.
+"""
+function hasname end
+
+hasname(::Symbol) = true
+hasname(::Any) = false
 
 """
     getname(x)::Symbol