100 Best Group Chat Names That Will Make Everyone Laugh IRL

Updated: Feb. 01, 2024

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Sure, group chat names are useful for easily identifying message recipients … but the best group chat names will bring you true joy every day

Group texting has changed the game when it comes to reaching out to “everyone.” And while texting etiquette rules don’t necessarily require us to assign group chat names, doing so helps ensure we’re not firing off the wrong quips to the wrong people. Not that your “College Buds” or “Barcelona Trip Friends” wouldn’t be happy to know all the deets of your upcoming family reunion … but maybe your “Cleveland Cousins” don’t need to know quite so much about your weekend debauchery. And certainly your Nanna might be happier being left in the dark on that one.

Plus, group chat names are a great way to inject a little fun into any conversation. While the definition of fun may vary depending on any given group’s members, there’s something to be said for laughing a little every time a group message pops up on your device. Opt for something clever for your various groups, and these little designations will be a continuing source of joy for all of you, just like the funniest Wi-Fi network names and usernames. It’s really the little things!

Not sure how to name a group chat? We’ve got some ideas that will help you create the best names for each and every one of yours, as well as a bunch of funny ones all ready to go!

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What’s the best way to name a group chat?

Good group chat names should be unique enough to distinguish them from all the other group chat names you’ve got lurking on your phone. For example, you may have any number of chat groups involving family members, so you’ll want to make it clear from the name exactly which sort of family members you’re addressing (siblings, for example, as opposed to third cousins).

In a similar vein, naming a group chat solely for its number of members could lead to confusion. But using that number of members in a punny way can make the name memorable. For example, “Four the Record” might seem generic as far as group chat names for four members go. But if all four of you are serious vinyl collectors, then it might just be brilliant.

And that brings us to inspiration. It can come from anywhere, though the best places tend to be shared interests, inside jokes, pop culture and your relationship with the other group chat members. Choose giggle-inducing references that will seem funny to you as a group, and go for a pun whenever possible. (That’s our preference, anyway!)

Funny group chat names

Bottomless Pit of Time Suck
Why I Hate Group Texts
Raging Bull
Everything Is Illuminated
Schmear Campaign
Senseless Sensibilities
Friends with Funny
Foxy News
Not Your Book Group
Good Sports
No Politics Zone
The Only Appropriate Place to Talk Politics
The Ladies Who Wish They Could Lunch
Because No One Can Get Their Act Together for Brunch
Bad Yogis
Will Jog for Food
Strange Brew-d
Knit Wits
Plausible Deniability
No Offense But

Funny group chat names can really run the gamut, just like the best team names. It really depends on your interests and your personal brand of humor!

Family group chat names

Puns in the Family
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Genetic Predisposition
DNA Don’t Lie
Dispatches from the Royal Family
The Den of Dysfunction
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards
Remember, Grandma’s on Here Too
Here Come the Sons
Deeply Rooted
Freudian Field Day
The Chat Group California (you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!)
Don’t Challah
Pasti di Gossip
Southern Gothic
New York Minutia
Little House in the Ether
The Sound and the Fury
Born Besties
Well, This Pretty Much Explains Everything

Not quite right for your crazy relatives? Check out these funny family quotes for more inspiration.

Some of these names could also double as great boat names, if you happen to be looking for one of those too. And remember that monikers like “The Spice Girls” don’t have to be limited to group chat names for girls!

Group chat names for co-workers

This Could Have Been a Meeting
This Could Have Been a Cake Party in the Conference Room
Reasons They Should Fire Us
How to Lose a Job in 10 Days
Very Hard Workers Doing Very Serious Work
Supes in Suits
Can You Believe We Get Paid for This?
Where Productivity Goes to Die
Office Space Cadets
No Expectation of Privacy
Den of Inequities
Everything to Lose
We Will Live to Regret This
Doctors Without Boundaries
Just(ice) Friends
Justice League
The Future C-Suite
Not Appropriate for Slack
Too Many Cooks
Not Quite Friends

And here’s one more, which is an exception to the rule mentioned above about not naming a chat group solely for its number of members: If you’re looking for funny group chat names for three, and the three in question happen to be the three co-owners of a company, it’s perfectly acceptable to go with “Three’s Company.”

Oh, one last thing before you start firing off your best jokes (and, presumably, some occasional bad jokes). Remember that your co-worker friends are still co-workers, so keep it professional.