125 Touching Birthday Wishes for a Friend

Birthday wishes for a friend can go a long way in letting them know you care. Whether you are writing a heartfelt note on a card or want inspiration for an Instagram post dedicated to your best friend, celebrating a pal is always a great idea. And letting them know you’re thinking of them on their special day might be just what they’re wishing for this year.

Best friends are like soulmates. They stick by your side no matter what. Whether you’re aiming to bring a smile to their face with funny messages or longing to touch their heart with motivational quotes, we’re sharing birthday wishes for a friend that fit just about every scenario. From childhood friends to recent acquaintances, honoring another year with them is worth celebrating.

Daily walks, wine nights, watching one anothers’ kids grow up—each memory shared is priceless. And if you’re in a long-distance friendship, you don’t have to be in the same zip code to enjoy these birthday wishes. Our wide range of long-distance messages will bridge the gap and make their day extra special. We’re sharing birthday wishes for every type of friendship.

1. Happy Birthday, best friend! I hope you enjoy your special day to the fullest.
2. Sending you an abundance of love this birthday, bestie.
3. Wishing you a year of health, happiness, peace, and prosperity.
4. One of the best parts of life is friendship. Thanks for being my bestie.
5. I can’t think of a better gift than your friendship.
6. Birthdays come every year, but friends like you only come around once in a lifetime. Best wishes on your special day!
7. I hope your birthday is just like you–fun, sweet, and full of love!
8. May this birthday, and every one after, be as wonderful as you.
9. We’ve made so many wonderful memories together. Cheers to many more!
10. I’m so proud of the life you’ve built, and so happy to be a part of it. Happy Birthday!
11. You’re someone I know I can always count on, and I hope you feel the same. Happy Birthday to an amazing friend!
12. Today we celebrate you! You’re truly a ray of sunshine in my life.
13. Happy Birthday to the person who’s seen me at my best and my worst, and still loves me anyway. You’re not just a friend, you’re a soulmate.
14. We love a birthday queen, and you do the title justice.
15. Thank you for living your life in a way that makes every day worth celebrating.
16. The world is a better place because you’re in it. I hope you have an amazing birthday!
17. Here’s to a year filled with new adventures, exciting opportunities, and lots of love. Happy Birthday to my amazing friend!
18. I wish that your next 365 days are the best yet.
19. Happy Birthday to my BFF! I can’t imagine life without you.
20. Just like your cake, you bring joy, light, and sweetness to the world. Enjoy your birthday celebration. You deserve it.
21. May your birthday and your life be as wonderful as you are.
22. I hope your laughs, love, and memories are extra special today.
23. Wishing my bestie the absolute best on her best day of the year!
24. ​​ You’re more than a friend to me—you’re family.
25. To my most wonderful friend, Happy Birthday! I hope you have a fabulous celebration.

1. Older? Yes. Wiser? Not so much. Happy Birthday, bestie!
2. Do you hear that? That’s me screaming Happy Birthday to my best friend!
3. Here’s to another year of wild best friend shenanigans! Have a great birthday.
4. Like a fine wine, you’re only getting better with age!
5. May your special day be sweet and spicy just like you, bestie!
6. Let the awkward looks and awful singing commence! Happy Birthday, friend.
7. You don’t have to be young to have fun! Live it up on your birthday!
8. Friend, take it easy on the dance floor. I wouldn’t want you to break a hip or anything.
9. Welcome to middle age, when happy hour is naptime. Happy Birthday!
10. You’re one in a million, my friend. But let’s be real, you’re also a little bit weird. And that’s why I love you. Happy Birthday!
11. Happy Birthday to my partner in crime! I can’t wait to see what we get up to next year.
12. Happy Birthday. Thank you for always being older than me.
13. Even when we’re 100 years old, we’ll still laugh and gossip like we’re teenagers.
14. Happy Birthday to my best friend. Without our conversations, my therapy bills would be outrageous.
15. Birthday candles won’t be the only thing getting lit this weekend!
16. You know what they say about more candles… A bigger wish!
17. You suck at aging! Can you at least try to look older?
18. I forgot to buy a gift for you so I brought myself as your birthday gift. Count your blessings, not your wrinkles.
19. Happy Birthday to the only person who will be honest with me when my makeup looks weird.
20. Happy Birthday. I forgive you for being younger than me.
21. You’re not getting older, you’re leveling up!
22. Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get up again!
23. I promise I’ll tell you if you start turning into your mother/father if you do the same for me.
24. Name a better birthday duo. I’ll wait. In the meantime, Happy Birthday!
25. Happy Birthday to the most fabulous woman I know. Oh wait, it’s not my birthday!

1. Happy Birthday my friend! I can’t wait to celebrate today!
2. Go bestie, it’s your birthday!
3. Joy, love, and lots of cake on your very Happy Birthday!
4. I hope you know how much you’re loved today, best friend!
5. Let’s make this year’s birthday one for the record books!
6. I can’t imagine life without my best friend. Happy Birthday!
7. Thanks for being someone I can always turn to. HBD!
8. Happy Birthday to a truly beautiful soul.
9. Happy Birthday to my favorite person in the world. You mean everything to me.
10. It’s your birthday! That means you CAN have your cake and eat it too! Enjoy!
11. Keep calm and sparkle on! This is your day bestie!
12. Happy Birthday to my gorgeous, smart, and loyal friend. Live your best life!
13. Wishing a Happy Birthday to someone who’s beautiful inside and out.
14. You know your life is a success when you have a friend as true as you! Enjoy your special day!
15. May happiness bloom in your heart all year long.
16. Happy Birthday to my best friend in the whole wide world!
17. It’s your birthday! Pop the champagne girl, you deserve it.
18. I am grateful that you are a part of my life. All the best on your birthday!
19. Hope your special day brings all that your heart desires!
20. Wishing you a never-ending pattern of peace and joy.
21. May the sun shine brighter for you each day, you deserve it, my friend!
22. You deserve a birthday that is as fabulous as you!
23. Live your life, and forget how old you are! Happy Birthday, friend.
24. May you have a blessed day and year. Happy Birthday.
25. May all your wishes come true. Have a spectacular birthday full of exciting moments.

1. Make every single day worth celebrating. May you have a wonderful birthday.
2. I wish you a peaceful and serene birthday filled with endless blessings.
3. Happy Birthday to my friend who’s forever young at heart.
4. Today and every day, wishing only the best for you!
5. I pray that you’re blessed with many more years so that we can always celebrate together.
6. I knew you’d always be part of my life from the day we met. Thank you for being a wonderful friend.
7. You are like a diamond; I will always treasure our friendship.
8. A good friend knows all your best stories, but a best friend has lived them with you.
9. Happy Birthday bestie! Many friends in life come and go. But you’re forever a friend.
10. Friends are the family you get to choose. I’m honored to have someone as special as you in my life
11. As you blow out the candles on your birthday cake, I wish for all your dreams to come true.
12. Life is a lot more colorful with you in it. I wouldn’t change a thing. Happy Birthday, friend!
13. As long as I have a best friend like you by my side, anything feels possible. Thank you for always being my rock. Happy Birthday.
14. Today, you deserve the biggest celebration for all the joy you bring into the world.
15. There are many precious things in life but few are as special as you, my friend! Wishing you lots of love and happiness!
16. On your birthday, I want to thank you for the countless adventures, memories, and laughter we’ve shared together.
17. When I look back at my early years, all my best memories are with you!
18. Life is more fun when we’re together. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday!
19. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my best friend happy.
20. Sending some very special birthday wishes to a very special friend of mine today.
21. When I think about my favorite memories, you’re always a part of them. Let’s make more memories this year!
22. Birthdays are the universe’s way of telling us to eat more cake.
23. Some friends are soulmates. Happy Birthday to the friend who understands me on a deep level. I don’t know where I’d be without you.
24. Happy Birthday to someone who can make me laugh when I want to cry. I love you so much!
25. Cheers to many, many more years of celebrating your birthday together!

1. I may not be there in person, but I’m still wishing you the happiest birthday!
2. Have an amazing birthday celebration because you make my life truly amazing, no matter how far apart we may be! Miss you!
3. Distance may limit hugs, but not birthday wishes. Have an awesome day!
4. Even the longest distance can’t dull the sparkle of our friendship. Happy Birthday!
5. Though miles apart, our friendship knows no boundaries. Here’s to a memorable birthday!
6. Happy Birthday to my long-distance best friend! I’m so glad distance doesn’t affect our ability to share terrible jokes and puns with each other.
7. To the best friend I have ever known, here’s wishing you a joy-filled birthday with memories galore even though I can’t be there with you.
8. Cheers to another year of being fabulous, no matter the distance. Happy Birthday!
9. To my wonderful friend far away, may your birthday cake be as sweet as our memories.
10. Even though we can’t celebrate in person, know that you’re always in my thoughts.
11. An amazing friend equals an amazing birthday; keep the candles lit and the fun rolling, even if I’m not there in person!
12. To the best friend in the entire world, I wish you an awesome birthday. May it be filled with joy, love, and warmth!
13. Here’s to wishing you a memorable birthday! No amount of distance can stand between us.
14. I wish to celebrate you on this special day of your life; may you continue to succeed in whatever you undertake. Happy Birthday my friend!
15. Sending you virtual hugs and kisses on your special day. Happy Birthday, my long-distance friend!
16. Miles can never separate true friends like us. Happy Birthday, my dear friend!
17. Happy Birthday! Wishing you a wonderful day today and looking forward to seeing you in [insert month].
18. On your special day, I’m raising a toast to our friendship and the memories we’ve created. Here’s to many more!
19. You may be far away, but you’re still my best friend. Happy Birthday, my dear long- distance friend!
20. Dear friend, wishing you a great birthday filled with laughter and love. Cheers from miles away!
21. I just wanted you to know how much you mean to me and to thank you for your love over the years. As you celebrate your special day, I wish for your good health and happiness.
22. Your birthday is a reminder of how lucky I am to have you in my life. Even though we may be far apart, you’re always close to my heart.
23. Happy Birthday BFF! Enjoy this special day, knowing that despite being so far away, you are very close to my heart. I hope you have an unbelievably happy day!
24. Even across the globe, our friendship shines brightly. Here’s to a birthday that’s as special as you are!
25. Have an amazing day, dear friend. Here’s to a memorable birthday!

Elissa Johnson

Editorial Associate

Elissa Johnson is an editorial associate intern at Prevention. She is a communication student at Penn State University. When not writing about health and wellness trends for Prevention.com, you can find her searching for the best bubble tea, exploring NYC, or listening to SZA.