diff --git a/.changeset/hash-and-trigram-name-indexes.md b/.changeset/hash-and-trigram-name-indexes.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4a4a3123e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hash-and-trigram-name-indexes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"ensindexer": minor
+"@ensnode/ensdb-sdk": minor
+---
+
+Re-enable `subgraph_domain.name` indexes (originally disabled in #1819) by pairing a hash index for exact-match lookups with a GIN trigram index (`gin_trgm_ops`) for partial-match filters (`_contains`, `_starts_with`, `_ends_with`). The hash index avoids the btree 8191-byte row size limit triggered by spam names. The trigram index requires the `pg_trgm` Postgres extension, which ENSIndexer now installs automatically via a Drizzle migration (`0001_enable_ext_pg_trgm.sql`) that runs before Ponder starts.
diff --git a/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/contributing/index.mdx b/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/contributing/index.mdx
index b9beadb5d7..fce21e8752 100644
--- a/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/contributing/index.mdx
+++ b/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/contributing/index.mdx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This guide covers running ENSNode locally for development and contributions.
 ### Prerequisites
 
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/)
-- [Postgres 17](https://www.postgresql.org/)
+- [Postgres 17](https://www.postgresql.org/) with the [`pg_trgm`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgtrgm.html) extension available for installation (ships with stock Postgres contrib; ENSIndexer runs `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm` at startup to back partial-name search indexes)
 - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/)
   - It's recommended you install Node.js through [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) or [asdf](https://asdf-vm.com/).
   - see `.nvmrc` and `.tool-versions` for the specific version of Node.js
diff --git a/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/deploying/docker.mdx b/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/deploying/docker.mdx
index bea25babb4..88f159aa3a 100644
--- a/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/deploying/docker.mdx
+++ b/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/deploying/docker.mdx
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import dockercompose from '@workspace/docker-compose.yml?raw';
 
 The Docker images are the easiest way to run or deploy the ENSNode suite of services, both locally and in the cloud.
 
+:::note[Postgres Requirement]
+ENSIndexer runs `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm` at startup to back partial-name search indexes. If you're swapping out the bundled `postgres:17` image for a managed or custom Postgres, make sure the [`pg_trgm`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgtrgm.html) extension is available for installation (it ships with stock Postgres contrib and is available for installation on most managed providers).
+:::
+
 <LinkCard
   title="Configure Environment Variables"
   href="/ensindexer/usage/configuration"
diff --git a/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/deploying/terraform.mdx b/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/deploying/terraform.mdx
index 7a1dfaf68e..c4a6fcd712 100644
--- a/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/deploying/terraform.mdx
+++ b/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/deploying/terraform.mdx
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ These Terraform scripts are currently specific to ENSNode instances hosted by Na
 - AWS account (for DNS management)
 - AWS S3 bucket defined inside AWS account - `ensnode-terraform` (for Terraform state)
 
+:::note[Postgres Requirement]
+ENSIndexer runs `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm` at startup to back partial-name search indexes. Render's managed Postgres has [`pg_trgm`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgtrgm.html) available by default; if you adapt this configuration to a different provider, confirm the extension is available for installation on your Postgres plan.
+:::
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Copy `.env.sample` to `.env.local` and fill in your configuration values:
diff --git a/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/running/index.mdx b/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/running/index.mdx
index 2902ba0b62..b13360863d 100644
--- a/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/running/index.mdx
+++ b/docs/ensnode.io/src/content/docs/docs/running/index.mdx
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ sidebar:
 
 import { LinkCard } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
 
+:::note[Postgres Requirement]
+ENSIndexer runs `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm` at startup to back partial-name search indexes. Any Postgres instance used as ENSDb must have the [`pg_trgm`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgtrgm.html) extension available for installation (it ships with stock Postgres contrib and is available for installation on most managed providers).
+:::
+
 ### Running in ens-test-env
 
 `ens-test-env` provides a local Anvil chain with ENSNode, suitable for testing & developing ENS apps.
diff --git a/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/0001_enable_ext_pg_trgm.sql b/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/0001_enable_ext_pg_trgm.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15c5b351be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/0001_enable_ext_pg_trgm.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- This migration enables the pg_trgm extension, which is used for trigram-based indexing and
+-- searching in PostgreSQL.
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;
diff --git a/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/meta/0001_snapshot.json b/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/meta/0001_snapshot.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e50f4d057c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/meta/0001_snapshot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+  "id": "7a9206c1-c22e-460d-8314-efa9b4cd64bc",
+  "prevId": "d661dcae-f64d-4ecd-a4da-3d5783e17e2c",
+  "version": "7",
+  "dialect": "postgresql",
+  "tables": {
+    "ensnode.metadata": {
+      "name": "metadata",
+      "schema": "ensnode",
+      "columns": {
+        "ens_indexer_schema_name": {
+          "name": "ens_indexer_schema_name",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "key": {
+          "name": "key",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "value": {
+          "name": "value",
+          "type": "jsonb",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {
+        "metadata_pkey": {
+          "name": "metadata_pkey",
+          "columns": ["ens_indexer_schema_name", "key"]
+        }
+      },
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    }
+  },
+  "enums": {},
+  "schemas": {},
+  "views": {},
+  "sequences": {},
+  "roles": {},
+  "policies": {},
+  "_meta": {
+    "columns": {},
+    "schemas": {},
+    "tables": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/meta/_journal.json b/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/meta/_journal.json
index 46d9e212a3..2ba16c788e 100644
--- a/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/packages/ensdb-sdk/migrations/meta/_journal.json
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
       "when": 1773743108514,
       "tag": "0000_cultured_captain_cross",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 1,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1776456213289,
+      "tag": "0001_enable_ext_pg_trgm",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/ensdb-sdk/src/ensindexer-abstract/subgraph.schema.ts b/packages/ensdb-sdk/src/ensindexer-abstract/subgraph.schema.ts
index e78386a546..cfe29a9cef 100644
--- a/packages/ensdb-sdk/src/ensindexer-abstract/subgraph.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/ensdb-sdk/src/ensindexer-abstract/subgraph.schema.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Address } from "enssdk";
-import { index, onchainTable, relations } from "ponder";
+import { index, onchainTable, relations, sql } from "ponder";
 
 import { monkeypatchCollate } from "../lib/collate";
 
@@ -93,9 +93,13 @@ export const subgraph_domain = onchainTable(
     expiryDate: t.bigint(),
   }),
   (t) => ({
-    // Temporarily disable the `byName` index to avoid index creation issues.
-    // For more details, see: https://github.com/namehash/ensnode/issues/1819
-    // byName: index().on(t.name),
+    // uses a hash index because some name values exceed the btree max row size (8191 bytes)
+    byExactName: index().using("hash", t.name),
+    // GIN trigram index for partial-match filters (_contains, _starts_with, _ends_with).
+    // (inline `gin_trgm_ops` via `sql` because passing it through `.op()` gets dropped by Ponder,
+    // producing `USING gin (name)` with no opclass)
+    byFuzzyName: index().using("gin", sql`${t.name} gin_trgm_ops`),
+
     byLabelhash: index().on(t.labelhash),
     byParentId: index().on(t.parentId),
     byOwnerId: index().on(t.ownerId),