Q: Contact not showing up in messages just phone number

Hello there, czarneca.

It sounds like you're seeing only your contacts' phone numbers instead of their names when using Messages on your iPhone. The following Knowledge Base article is a great resource for troubleshooting. These steps offer a great place to start:

If you can‘t send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Sign out of iMessage and FaceTime, then sign back in:

1. Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
2. Go to Settings > FaceTime. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
3. On your iPhone first, sign back in to iMessage and FaceTime.
4. Sign back in to iMessage and FaceTime on your other devices.

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Restart your device and check for updates

1. Restart your device.
2. Check for a carrier settings update.
3. Check for an iOS software update.

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

Cheers.