100 Birthday Captions for Yourself to Celebrate Another Year

Let everyone know it's your special day with these cute "happy birthday to me" captions.

Updated September 6, 2024
teenager girl blowing out candles in her birthday

It's super fun to mark another trip around the sun in social style by sharing just the right selfie paired with a carefully chosen birthday caption for yourself. No matter what kind of birthday vibes you're feeling this year, you're sure to find just the right wording in this collection of sayings curated with celebratory photo sharing in mind.

'Happy Birthday to Me' Captions

Another piece of cake? Don't mind if I do. Happy birthday to me!

Your birthday deserves attention. Announce your big day in style (and wish yourself a great year at the same time) with these catchy captions.

  • Another piece of cake? Don't mind if I do. Happy birthday to me!
  • Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone! It's going to be a great year. Happy birthday to me!
  • HBD to me.
  • Happy birthday to me; I'm excited to face this day with glee.
  • Taking the afternoon off! #HBDtome
  • Thought this might be the perfect day to open that bottle of Champagne I've been saving. Might not be another year wiser, but I'm another year older! Happy birthday to me!
  • Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday, dear ______ (insert your name)! Happy birthday to me!
Quick Tip

The perfect birthday caption for yourself can be a great way to announce to your friends and followers that today is your special day. Post in the morning so they have time to tell you happy birthday throughout the day.

Short Birthday Captions for Yourself

One year adultier.

Snap a selfie, update your profile pic, and shout out to the world that today's your special day with these super-short Instagram birthday captions for yourself.

  • One year adultier.
  • Older still.
  • Yearly beloved.
  • Stronger today.
  • Forever young.
  • Birthday wisdom.
  • Another year better.
  • Center of attention.
  • Hashtag refresh #[insert age]

Longer Birthday Captions for Instagram

My birthday selfie is better than yours.

Short captions are snappy and fun, but you don't have to limit yourself to just two or three words. After all, it's your birthday — so use as many words (within reason!) as you want.

  • My birthday selfie is better than yours.
  • There's no bliss better than birthday bliss.
  • Today is all about me and how awesome I am.
  • I've never been a better age than I am right now.
  • Here's to one more trip around the sun!
  • That time my birthday cake was like a fireworks display.
  • Get out here and party with me! I'm making birthday memories today!
  • Mom and Dad, enjoy the anniversary of the best thing you ever did!
  • If I didn't announce my #bday on Insta, would it even really happen?
  • Be sure to congratulate my mom on the day she brought me into the world.

Birthday Selfie Sayings

Me, just older.

Show off how awesome you look on your birthday with these special selfie sayings that embrace your awesomeness.

  • Me, just older.
  • Birthday glow.
  • Birthday beauty.
  • Greetings #[insert age].
  • Birthday #unfiltered.
  • Resting birthday face.
  • That day I woke up #insert age.
  • It's a #nofilter kind of birthday.
  • This is what [insert age] looks like.
  • Don't hate me because it's my birthday.
  • Aging better than fine wine.

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Birthday Vibes Social Captions

Don't leave your friends guessing about your birthday mood. Put your birthday vibe out there with a telling caption.

  • They tell me birthdays are kind of a big deal.
  • Age is a state of mind.
  • Nothing's holding me back this year.
  • Gettin' my way on my birthday.
  • Getting older but not growing up.
  • Prepping for an amazing birthday.
  • Embracing another year with gratitude.
  • Fortune favors those who grow old(er).
  • Bring on the birthday! I'm ready.
  • Just here to get the Champagne and cake.
Quick Tip

Take a sec to think about how you're feeling about this birthday before choosing a caption. That way, you can make sure you communicate just what this milestone means to you.

Funny Birthday Captions for Yourself

Too hot to candle!

Inject a bit of humor into your birthday captions with a funny saying or silly pun in honor of your big day.

  • Too hot to candle!
  • Don't go countin' candles.
  • Aging is for the young at heart.
  • Havin' a birth-shattering day.
  • At least I'm getting a cake out of my birthday.
  • Birthdays can be a double-aged sword.
  • Do all these candles make me look old?
  • When does this maturity thing kick in?
  • Apparently, my cake is a fire hazard at this point.
  • Celebrate me from year to eternity.
  • Another year older but still not acting my age.
  • Turns out I'm now actually vintage.

Good Morning Birthday Captions

Add these birthday captions to the very first selfie you snap on the anniversary of your birth.

  • Up and older.
  • Hello birthday!
  • Seize the birthday!
  • Welcome #birthday.
  • Rise and #birthday shine.
  • Rise and face the birthday.
  • It's the dawn of a new age. #[insert age]
  • It's gonna be a birthday crown kind of day.
  • It's a great day for getting older.
  • Welcome to the first day of the next year of my life.

Birthday Celebration Captions

Livin' my best birthday.

Use these Instagram captions to share pics from the various ways you're celebrating your big day.

  • Livin' my best birthday.
  • Guest of honor.
  • Cheers to me!
  • Where's my confetti?
  • Birthdays really take the cake.
  • Let us get together to celebrate me.
  • Getting into birthday trouble with my crew.
  • It's my turn to be the guest of honor.
  • Having' a birthdate with my BFFs.
  • It's my birthday, and I can party if I want to.
  • Just over here making a birthday wish.

Birthday Girl Captions

Birthday gals looking to feel super-special on their big day may want to shout out on social media with these fun and celebratory captions.

  • Birthday princess.
  • Birthday queen.
  • My birthday tiara is showing.
  • Queen for a birthday. #bdaygirl
  • It's a great day for a birthday tiara.
  • Girls just wanna have #birthday fun.
  • Does this birthday make me look awesome?

Birthday Guy Captions

Birthday guys can get into the social fun with their own brand of birthday captions.

  • King for a #birthday.
  • Long live the #bday king.
  • It's a good day to be the birthday boy.
  • Not so fresh prince. #birthdayguy
  • If I were the last man on Earth, today would still be my birthday.

Birthday Hashtags for Your Instagram Captions

No matter what sayings you decide to use for your birthday selfie, make them uniquely Insta-ready with some birthday-focused hashtags.

  • #hbd
  • #happybday
  • #birthdayparty
  • #birthdaycake
  • #birthdayvibes
  • #birthdayparty
  • #happybirthdaytome
  • #birthdaycelebration

Caption Your Birthday

It doesn't matter if you're turning 20, it's your 80th birthday, or you're 120, kick off the best birthday ever with a captioned selfie (or two, or more...)! These birthday captions are made to share via Instagram and other social apps, so you can greet your birthday with a message that captures the unique combination of your personality and your state of mind as you celebrate the anniversary of your first day on Earth.

100 Birthday Captions for Yourself to Celebrate Another Year