Whether you use a group chat for general work connections, specific projects, or just to stay connected with friends, family, or teammates, having a funny group chat name is a great way to add a little fun and a sense of togetherness into your conversations. Below, we discuss some important considerations for choosing a group chat name, and we provide plenty of funny group chat name examples to choose from — or to give you the inspiration to come up with your own unique name.

How to Pick a Funny Group Chat Name

If you’re looking for a funny group chat name to use with friends or informal groups, there are likely very few special considerations you need to make — except for ensuring that everyone in the group is happy with the name.

However, if your group chat is used at work or in a professional setting, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, you’ll need to choose a name that’s appropriate for your workplace. If you have a casual work environment, it might be acceptable to have a group chat name that’s a little on the suggestive or “adult” side. However, this is likely not an appropriate choice for a more formal work environment.

Another important consideration for workplace or office group chat names is inclusion. You should avoid group names that may be considered discriminatory or that may not reflect some of the people using the group chat — such as gendered names when your group includes a mix of men and women.

Funny Group Chat Names

We’ve organized the following ideas for group chat names into several categories to make it easy for you to find the best name. Feel free to use these funny group chat names for your own chat group or to draw inspiration for creating a name that’s perfect for your group.

Funny Group Chat Names for Work/Office

The following names are both clever and office-appropriate for when you need a name that can work for a variety of different types of groups in the office.

  • Birds of a Feather
  • The Brainstormers
  • Clocking Out
  • Counter Culture
  • The Coworker Cloud
  • The Grapevine
  • Group Name (for those who want to be ironically uncreative)
  • Let’s Chat
  • Manic Messengers
  • Master Minds
  • On the Board
  • Partners in Crime
  • The Public Square
  • Recycle Bin
  • Sanity Check
  • Swag Partners
  • The Watercooler Club
  • Tower of Babble
  • Walkie Talkies
  • Welcome Mats

Funny Group Chat Names for Remote/Mobile Offices

If your work team is geographically spread out, the following are some funny group chat names that might work for your virtual office or offsite group chat.

  • 404: Group Name Does Not Exist
  • Current Events
  • Cyber-Huddle
  • The Geek Bank
  • Hackers Unite
  • Nerd Herd
  • Smoke Signals
  • Somewhere Out There
  • Tech Ninjas
  • Virtual Water Cooler
  • The Watering Hole
  • Universal Remote
  • What Time Is It? (if your group is spread across multiple time zones)

Funny Group Chat Names for Friends/Informal Groups

For groups outside work or friend groups in an informal setting, check out these fun name possibilities for your group chat.

  • Action Jacksons
  • Alter Egos
  • Area 51
  • Awesome Blossoms
  • Blockheads
  • Chunky Monkeys
  • Civil Disobedients
  • Crazy People
  • Don’t Join This Group
  • Friends in Low Places
  • Game of Phones (a play on Game of Thrones)
  • Glowing Stars
  • Gossip Geese
  • Happy Good Times
  • Here Be Dragons
  • Hopeless Group
  • The Posse
  • Phone Pals
  • Play Your Way
  • Round Pegs in Square Holes
  • Silence Isn’t Golden
  • Smells Like Team Spirit (a reference to the Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”)
  • The Chamber of Secrets (a Harry Potter reference)
  • The Inner Circle
  • The Spartans
  • This Group Will Self Destruct
  • The Troublemakers
  • We Talk a Lot
  • The Woodchucks

For even more ideas, our related article lists more than 30 names for groups of four people.


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