115 Savage and Funny Contact Names For an Ex-Boyfriend or Girlfriend

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Dating coach Chantal Heide shares her preferred ideas for naming an ex in your phone

Co-authored by Chantal Heide and Marcus Pruitt, BS

Last Updated: December 31, 2025 Fact Checked

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Sometimes, things just don’t work out between you and your partner. When it comes time to change their contact name and get rid of the cute emojis, you’re probably wondering what to change it to. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. In this article, we go over funny, creative, and savage nicknames to change your ex’s contact to. We also give you names for when you know you shouldn’t be contacting them, with insights from dating coach Chantal Heide and clinical psychologist Allison Broennimann, PhD. Keep reading to find the perfect contact name for your ex!

Awesome Contact Names to Give Your Ex

Dating coach Chantal Heide suggests names like “Too Painful” or “Don’t Do It” to remind yourself that you shouldn’t talk to them. You can also try names like:

• The One I Made Sure Got Away
• Wasband 💍⛔
• EXpired Goods
• The Lying King 🦁
• Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss

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Funny Contact Names for an Ex

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   Use these names for a good laugh whenever you spot your ex’s contact. Whether the relationship ended amicably or on bad terms, it doesn’t hurt to give your ex a funny contact name. Not only will it help cheer you up and give you a laugh while you grieve the relationship, but it will also give you a chuckle when you’re looking back on old memories after healing. Not sure which funny nickname to pick? Try one of these:

   • Late-Nights ONLY
     • Use this one if you and your ex are still in that weird stage where you talk, but aren’t an official couple anymore.
   • [Name]: The Traitor
   • [Name]: The Betrayer
   • The One I Made Sure Got Away
   • Praying This Number Doesn’t Text 🙏
   • Definition of a Red Flag
   • Walking Red Flag 🚩
   • Flight Risk 🛬
   • Mr. or Ms. Immature
   • Captain Corny
   • Colonel Couch Potato
   • A Moment of Silence 🪦
   • Ex-communicated
   • The Guru of Gaslighting
   • Wassaname
   • Cerote 💩
     • ‘Cerote’ is Spanish for “large turd!”
   • [Name]: The Definition of Confusing
   • Mr. or Ms. Cold Shoulder
   • [Name]: Deceased (to Me 😂)
   • Sweet as a Siren
   • Pillow
     • Use this one if your ex was soft like a pillow!
   • Goofy 🐶
   • The Ex-Files
   • Not Today, Satan 👹
   • Casper the Friendly Ghost
     • Use this one if your ex was always ghosting you.

   Meet the wikiHow Experts

   Chantal Heide is a dating coach and the author of No More Assholes: Your 7 Step Guide to Saying Goodbye to Guys and Finding The Real Man You're Looking For.

   Allison Broennimann, PhD is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a private practice based in the San Francisco Bay Area providing psychotherapy and neuropsychology services. She has 10+ years of experience,
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Creative Contact Names For an Ex

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   Get creative if you want to add a little insult to injury. Your ex is your ex for a reason; there’s no need to give them the grace of a kind name (unless you two are still friends, in which case you should just change their name to their first and last name). Instead, get creative and come up with a name that embodies some of their relationship-breaking qualities. Or, use one of these creative nicknames:

   • Past Life
   • One of Many Regrets
   • My Favorite Mistake
   • The Lying King 🦁
   • Mistake #1
     • If they aren’t your first ex, swap the number out for wherever they fall in your list of past lovers.
   • My Biggest Lesson.
   • Not My Problem Anymore
   • Gigantic Waste of Time
   • [Name]: The Ghost of Past Mistakes
   • [Name]: The LeBron of Liars
   • [Name]: The Tiger Woods of Toxicity
   • Playboi no Carti
   • EXpired Goods
   • Existential Crisis
   • Scumbucket like the Chum Bucket
   • One Hit Wonder
   • Sour, Sweet, Gone 🤷
   • Demoted: Lover -> Friend -> Cheater
   • Someone Else’s Problem
   • Wasbund
   • Insignificant Other
   • Most Expensive Mistake
   • Boo Boo The Fool
   • Has-band
     • Use this one if you two used to be married.
   • Ew (Ex-Wife)

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Savage Contact Names for an Ex

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   Use these savage nicknames to put your ex down for how they treated you. If the way you and your ex ended things was messy, whether they cheated on you or you found out about something they didn’t want you to know, you probably don’t want a nice reminder of them. If you even want to keep their contact, you likely want to make it mean as a reminder of how they treated you. If that sounds like you, try these savage nicknames:

   • The Cheater
   • Micro 🤏
   • Lord of the Flies
   • Mr. or Ms. Drama
   • The Nagger
   • The One Who Doesn’t Know How to STFU
   • My Walking Bank
   • The Local Carousel
   • The Cowardly Lion
   • Endless Money Pit
   • The Soul Sucker
   • Narcissistic Cheater Who Only Cares About Themselves
   • 🦁🍕💩
   • Mr. or Ms. Nobody
   • Gigantic Pile of 💩
   • Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss
   • The Walking Plague
   • [Name]: Destroyer of Worlds
   • I really dated THAT?!
   • Thief of Joy and All Things Good
   • Failed As a Partner
   • 🦁🐆
     • Get it? Lying cheater!
   • Infestation 🪳🪳
   • The Previous (Failed) Administration
   • Prison Warden
   • Their Father
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What to Save Your Ex As If You Need a Reminder Not to Text Them

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   Use these names as a reminder that texting your ex isn’t worth it. If you’re really having a hard time not texting your ex, Dr. Broennimann says to “Block their telephone number and access on social media,” and tell them to stop if they’re the ones texting you. You can also use these contact names as a reminder to stop texting them:

   • DNR (Do Not Respond)
   • Spam
   • Scam Caller
   • If You Text This Number, You Will Regret It.
   • Warning: Do Not Contact Until They Apologize
   • 🚩🚩🚩
   • ⛔️⛔️
   • Do Not Contact
   • ZZZ[name]
     • Use this one if you constantly find yourself scrolling past their contact and want to move it to the bottom of your list.
   • Probably Spam
   • Irrelevant
   • Not Worth Responding
   • Never Again
   • Do Not Answer
   • Not Worth Your Time
   • You Deserve Better Than This
   • SCAM BOT #767
   • Invalid Contact
   • Avoid Texting/Calling
   • 🪦🪦
   • 💀💀
   • 🗑️
   • Warning: DNR
   • Error #201
   • Energy Vampire
   • Too Painful
   • Don’t Do It
   • Almost Done

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Contact Names For an Ex You Still Love

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   Go with these contact names if you still have feelings for your ex. Sometimes, the love still lingers even after the relationship is over, which is already confusing. It’s also confusing because you don’t want to keep them as “Baby ❤️🥰” or “LOML ☺️😍😍” in your phone, but you don’t want to change their name to something like “The One Who Broke My Heart,” either. To ease that confusion a bit, try out these nicknames:

   • Old Flame ❤️‍🩹
   • [Name] 👍
   • The One That Got Away
   • Right Person, Wrong Time
   • Just Didn’t Work Out
   • [Name], An Old Love
   • [First Name, Last Name]
     • Sometimes, you just gotta keep things simple.
   • Currently on No Contact
     • Use this if you and your ex have agreed to go no contact.
   • [Name]: Ex
   • [Name] (Putting a 📌 In It)
   • Demoted: Lover -> Friend
   • The One I’m Healing From
   • Trying to Get Over Them
   • Off Limits For Now
   • Girl, so confusing
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Should you delete your ex's contact info from your phone?

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1. Heide says the best approach is just to block and delete your ex from your contacts and all social media so you aren’t tempted to reach out to them. However, if you have to keep them in your phone because you're co-parenting or still working through your separation but seeing their name is triggering, try giving them a name like “Almost Done” or “Their Father” as a way to neutralize their effect on you.

   • She also suggests mental tricks like telling yourself that communicating with them is equal to poking yourself in the eye with a fork. “Every time you feel compelled to seek them out, remind yourself that it's illogical to poke yourself in the eye,” she explains.

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