It's their birthday, so wish your bestie the best day ever with the perfect words. You can use these best friend birthday quotes as captions on Instagram, write them in a card, or send them as a text or DM to make your friend's day. It's all about showing just how much you care.
Short Quotes to Say "Happy Birthday" to a Best Friend
You don't always need a ton of words to tell your bestie to have a great day on their birthday. After all, no one gets you like your best friend, so it's easy to keep it short and sweet.
- Here's to another year of life as my best friend!
- Happy birthday to the most beautiful person I know.
- I got you a present: another year of being my best friend.
- Happy birthday. You're the actual best.
- Happy birthday to my person.
- Make it the best birthday ever, bestie!
- Your birthday is a great excuse for a night out with me.
- Happy birthday to my one and only.
- It's my job today to make this your happiest birthday ever.
- Happy 29th birthday to my best friend (again).
- Here's to a year of joy for the best friend I could ever have.
- Wishing my best friend the best year.
- Happy birthday to the sweetest friend I could ever hope for.
- Here's to another chance to do your crazy birthday dance.
- You do birthdays better than anyone, bestie.
- This birthday had better be wonderful because that's what you deserve.
- You just get better looking every year, bestie.
- All your birthday wishes better come true today.
- So glad to share another trip around the sun with you.
- Happy birthday to someone as weird as I am.
- Happy birthday to my forever young bestie.
- Thankful to the universe today. Happy birthday!
- Happy birthday to my bestie, who's sweeter than cake.
- You're the best partner in crime. Happy birthday!
- Happy birthday to one of my very favorite people.
Make your best friend smile with a birthday text first thing in the morning. All you have to do is send a short quote when you wake up.
Touching Best Friend Birthday Quotes
A friendship as special as yours is worth noting, especially on a birthday. Tell your best friend just how much they mean to you with quotes that will touch their heart.
- Every day, I'm grateful to have you as my best friend. On your birthday, I just feel even luckier.
- I don't know what my life would be like without your friendship. I'm so honored to be able to wish you a happy birthday, best friend.
- No one has ever understood me the way you do, and I never stop being grateful. Happy birthday.
- Nobody gets me like my best friend, so you probably already know how much I want you to have a happy birthday!
- I'm the luckiest person to have you as a best friend. Happy birthday.
- You make life better every day. Happy birthday, best friend.
- Here's to another year of shared secrets, great adventures, and a friendship that has changed my life. Happy birthday!
- I'm here for you every day, whether it's good or bad, and I'm extra here for you on your birthday.
- Happy birthday to the person who listens better than anyone and makes life more fun every single day.
- You're in all my favorite memories. Here's to making more this year. Happy birthday!
- When I need you, you're always here. When I have good news, you're the first person I want to share it with. Happy birthday, bestie.
- We know how to have fun, but our friendship is so much more than that to me. You really get me. Here's to another year of being your best friend. Happy birthday!
- It makes me happy when you're happy, so here's to the happiest of birthdays.
- Happy birthday to the most important member of my chosen family.
- Here for you in the hard times and the happy ones. Here's hoping today is one of the happiest.
- Your friendship is the greatest gift you've ever given me. I hope you have the happiest of birthdays.
- This is one of my favorite days of the year because it's a good reminder to tell you just how much you mean to me. Thank you for being you. Happy birthday.
- Love you, bestie — always and forever. Happy birthday.
- Everyone should get to have as great a friend as you are to me. I hope you have the best birthday ever.
- So proud, so lucky, so honored to have you as my best friend. Happy birthday!
- You're my soulmate. Happy birthday.
- Can't believe how much I've seen you accomplish this year. Thanks for having me along for the ride. Love you!
- I hope your day is almost as special as you are to me.
- There aren't words to tell you how much you mean to me. I hope you have the best birthday.
- Thank you for being the one I can call, day or night. I'm so lucky to have you as a friend. Happy birthday!
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Cute Birthday Quotes for Besties
Wish your best friend a happy birthday in the most adorable way possible with these cute quotes. They're perfect for posting on Instagram with a photo of the two of you.
- You = another year older. Me = another year happier to be your friend.
- Today's the best day because it's the day you were born.
- Here's to another year of keeping your secrets.
- You might be a year older, but I sure hope you're not a year wiser. We'd have way less fun.
- Let's stop calling it "old" and start calling it "vintage."
- I celebrate you every single day, but this is the day of the year I buy you a card.
- Ready to do some damage to this birthday cake? I've got my fork, and I'm here to help.
- Looking forward to being golden girls together in a few years. Happy birthday!
- Thanks for being crazy enough to be my best friend. Happy birthday!
- Today we get to toast you, and that's a great excuse to party!
- You definitely don't look your age, but that might be because you don't act it either. Happy birthday, best friend.
- How come you never seem to look older, no matter how many birthdays we celebrate?
- Happy birthday to the one who could blackmail me for millions (if I had millions).
- Happy birthday, bestie. You're my ride-or-die.
- Your birthday is the best because no one is easier to celebrate than you.
- You might be getting older, but you're definitely not growing up. Happy birthday, bestie.
- How lucky am I to get to celebrate another year with you? I hope this is the happiest birthday ever.
- Today is the best day because we get to eat your birthday cake and talk about how great you are.
- I love antiques, and that includes you. Happy birthday!
- Lucky to be doing this life with you, bestie. Happy birthday.
- So glad to have you around to make me look kind of normal. Happy birthday!
- Lucky you to get to have me as a best friend for another year. (Actually, I'm the lucky one.)
- Here I am, remembering your birthday but conveniently forgetting your age.
- No one makes me fall on the floor laughing like you. Sometimes you even do it on purpose. Happy birthday!
- You leveled up again! Happy birthday!
Quotes make perfect birthday toasts, too. You can raise a glass with your bestie, share a favorite birthday quote, and toast the year ahead.
Unique Happy Birthday, Best Friend Quotes
There's no one else in the world quite like your best friend, so pick a quote that tells them they're one of a kind. These unique quotes celebrate how special they are.
- There's only one of you. And thank goodness, because I don't think the world could handle another. Happy birthday to my best friend!
- Happy birthday to a fellow wonderful weirdo. I'm so lucky to know you.
- Can't stop being grateful for your unique perspective on the world. You make my life so much more interesting. Happy birthday!
- Nobody gets me like my best friend. It takes a weirdo to know a weirdo, after all. Happy birthday!
- I always felt like I was the strangest person in the world, and then I met you. Happy birthday, best friend.
- Your wonderful way of seeing the world is my favorite thing about you (and there are a lot of things to love about you). Happy birthday!
- You make life an adventure every day. Happy birthday.
- No one in the world is quite like you, and I'm so lucky to know you.
- You're one of a kind, bestie, and I'm one of the luckiest. Happy birthday!
- Thank goodness you're not like other people. Happy birthday, best friend!
- There's no one else who helps me through the hard times and celebrates with me during the good times quite like you do. I hope you have the best day.
- A lot of people think they know me, but they have no idea. Nobody gets me like my best friend. Happy birthday!
- One you. One me. One best friendship like ours. Happy birthday!
- Thanks for getting me when no one else really does. You're the best bestie. I hope your birthday is amazing.
- You're so you, you make it easy for me to be me. Happy birthday to my best friend!
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Famous Quotes to Wish Your Best Friend a Happy Birthday
Best friendships are a big deal, and lots of famous people have celebrated these relationships with words. We love these quotes to help you wish your bestie a happy birthday.
- "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." - Lucille Ball
- "The best mirror is an old friend." - George Herbert
- “All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” - George Harrison
- "The great thing about getting older is you don't lose all the other ages you've been." - Madeleine L'Engle
- "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be." - Robert Browning
- “Eventually you reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.” - Will Rogers
- "Let us respect gray hairs, especially our own." - J. P. Sears
- "You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake." - Bob Hope
- “To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” - Bernard Baruch
- “Youth has no age.” - Pablo Picasso
Make a Big Deal Out of Your BFF's Birthday
It's not every day that your BFF turns a year older, so make a big deal out of it. A best friend birthday quote can help inspire you to say the perfect thing in a text or make the perfect speech at a party. As long as you're making them feel special, you're saying the perfect thing.