diff --git a/alembic/versions/20250412_175353_8ea4e5de_update_fruit.py b/alembic/versions/20250412_175353_8ea4e5de_update_fruit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59529a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/20250412_175353_8ea4e5de_update_fruit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""create fruits table
+Revision ID: 0003
+Revises: 0002
+Create Date: 2024-01-17 10:00:00.000000
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0003'
+down_revision = '0002'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.create_table(
+        'fruits',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.String(36), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('name', sa.String(255), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=sa.func.now()),
+        sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=sa.func.now())
+    )
+    
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_fruits_name'), 'fruits', ['name'], unique=True)
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_fruits_name'), table_name='fruits')
+    op.drop_table('fruits')
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diff --git a/endpoints/names.post.py b/endpoints/names.post.py
index ea5a512..f6ad1c8 100644
--- a/endpoints/names.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/names.post.py
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter, status
-from typing import List
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from core.database import get_db
+from schemas.fruit import FruitCreate, FruitSchema
+from helpers.fruit_helpers import create_fruit
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
-@router.post("/names", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-async def get_fruit_names() -> List[str]:
-    fruits = [
-        "Apple",
-        "Banana",
-        "Orange",
-        "Mango",
-        "Pineapple",
-        "Grape",
-        "Strawberry",
-        "Blueberry",
-        "Peach",
-        "Pear"
-    ]
-    return fruits
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+@router.post("/names", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, response_model=FruitSchema)
+async def create_name(
+    fruit: FruitCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    new_fruit = create_fruit(db=db, fruit=fruit)
+    if not new_fruit:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Fruit could not be created")
+    return new_fruit
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diff --git a/helpers/fruit_helpers.py b/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
index f967108..db11d2f 100644
--- a/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
+++ b/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def get_all_fruits(db: Session) -> List[Fruit]:
     Returns:
         List[Fruit]: A list of all fruit objects.
     """
-    return db.query(Fruit).all()
+    return db.query(Fruit).order_by(Fruit.name).all()
 
 
 def get_fruit_by_id(db: Session, fruit_id: UUID) -> Optional[Fruit]:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def get_fruit_by_name(db: Session, name: str) -> Optional[Fruit]:
     Returns:
         Optional[Fruit]: The fruit object if found, otherwise None.
     """
-    return db.query(Fruit).filter(Fruit.name == name).first()
+    return db.query(Fruit).filter(Fruit.name.ilike(f"%{name}%")).first()
 
 
 def create_fruit(db: Session, fruit_data: FruitCreate) -> Optional[Fruit]:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def create_fruit(db: Session, fruit_data: FruitCreate) -> Optional[Fruit]:
         Optional[Fruit]: The newly created fruit object, or None if creation fails.
     """
     try:
-        db_fruit = Fruit(**fruit_data.dict())
+        db_fruit = Fruit(**fruit_data.dict(exclude_unset=True))
         db.add(db_fruit)
         db.commit()
         db.refresh(db_fruit)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def validate_fruit_data(data: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
     """
     if not data:
         return False
-    if "name" not in data or not isinstance(data["name"], str) or len(data["name"]) < 1:
+    if "name" not in data or not isinstance(data["name"], str) or len(data["name"]) > 255:
         return False
     if "description" in data and not isinstance(data["description"], (str, type(None))):
         return False
diff --git a/models/fruit.py b/models/fruit.py
index b1fa632..36af7d4 100644
--- a/models/fruit.py
+++ b/models/fruit.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from sqlalchemy import Column, String, DateTime
+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, DateTime, Text
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 from core.database import Base
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class Fruit(Base):
     __tablename__ = "fruits"
 
     id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
-    name = Column(String, unique=True, nullable=False, index=True)
-    description = Column(String, nullable=True)
+    name = Column(String(255), unique=True, nullable=False, index=True)
+    description = Column(Text, nullable=True)
     
     created_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now())
     updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
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diff --git a/schemas/fruit.py b/schemas/fruit.py
index cbe46ea..f5f2535 100644
--- a/schemas/fruit.py
+++ b/schemas/fruit.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from uuid import UUID
 
 class FruitBase(BaseModel):
-    name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the fruit")
+    name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the fruit", max_length=255)
     description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Description of the fruit")
 
 class FruitCreate(FruitBase):
     pass
 
 class FruitUpdate(BaseModel):
-    name: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Name of the fruit")
+    name: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Name of the fruit", max_length=255)
     description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Description of the fruit")
 
 class FruitSchema(FruitBase):