125 Best Birthday Wishes and Messages for a Best Friend

There are so many birthday traditions that cater to the five love languages. Starting simple with gift giving, we have birthday gifts, of course. Then, we have quality time, which is covered by a birthday party or a dinner with friends. On the other hand, a warm birthday hug goes a long way for those apt to physical touch. Next, there are acts of service like breakfast in bed or baking a birthday cake. Finally, we have words of affirmation, which can be fulfilled through sweet and thoughtful birthday cards, texts, or voicemails.

Compared to throwing a party, writing a simple birthday message to a loved one may seem like a piece of cake, at first glance. But once you have the blank card in front of you, capturing the complexity of your relationship in a few short words can be daunting — especially if the person in question is your best friend. After all, best friends mean the world and more. Just look at Ree and Hyacinth!

So, what's the best way to say "Happy Birthday" to a friend? Your thoughtful birthday message should be personalized, which means it'll look different from the birthday wishes for your mom (no recycling here!). And depending on what you want to share with your bestie, you can pick from one of the birthday wishes for best friends below. Here, you'll find heartwarming friendship quotes and messages that are perfect for including in a DIY birthday card or even just a simple birthday text to start their day right. Whether you want to send your bestie something laugh-out-loud funny, heartfelt, or short and to the point, these birthday greetings will fit the bill. You could also use one of these wishes as birthday captions to share on Instagram.

The only thing they'll love more than a sweet birthday message is a marathon of best friend movies and a best friend gift, of course! 😜

Birthday Blessings for Your Best Friend

Ree Drummond

Your friendship is heaven sent! Thank you for being the best friend I could ask for. Happy birthday!
May the love and friendship you've shared with me come back to you in abundance on your special day.
I hope all your birthday wishes come true! Wishing nothing but the absolute best for my best friend.
May the universe align to shower you with health and prosperity this year just as it aligned to bring you into this world on this day!
Wishing you a birthday blessed with love, laughter, and of course, good food.
May the year ahead bring everything you've been working toward! Happy birthday!
To my forever young friend, may He continue to bless you with flawless skin!
The lord blessed me when our paths crossed. Thank you for being the best friend a person could ask for!
You and I were a match only He could make. I'm forever grateful and wish you all of the blessings a life can bring!
Happy birthday to the most amazing person I know! May your birthday be filled with joy, love, and laughter, and may your heart be overflowing with happiness throughout the coming year.
On your birthday, I pray that God blesses you with all the good things in life―health, wealth, happiness, and success. May your dreams come true and may you achieve all that you set out to do.
Happy birthday to someone who is not just a friend, but a true inspiration. May you continue to inspire others with your kindness, generosity, and positive outlook on life.

Funny Birthday Wishes for Your Best Friend

Ree Drummond

Like a fine wine, you’re only getting better with age!
Forget your birthday. Happy birthweek! One day just isn’t enough to celebrate you.
They say the older you are, the wiser you become. At this rate, you’re basically Socrates!
You’re not old, you’re vintage. Happy birthday!
You’re the Thelma to my Louise, the Snoop to my Martha, and the Selena to my Taylor. Wishing the happiest birthday to my partner in crime!
Let them eat cake. And by them, I mean you!
Older? Definitely. Wiser? Well, that's debatable. Happy Birthday!
Have the happiest birthday—being friends with me is the only gift you need!
Every day we celebrate you, but today you get a card.
You don't look a day over 21! From a distance, with my eyes closed. Have a great birthday!
Here's to you, best friend! Grateful you came into my life to make me seem normal!
A true friend remembers your birthday but not your age.
I can't wait until we're old enough to be wreaking havoc in the senior home together! Until then: happy birthday, darling!
A quick reminder on your special day: well-behaved women rarely make history. But we don't have to worry about that!
Forget about the past you can't change, the future you can’t foresee, and most certainly forget about the present because I did not get you one.
To the best friend a person could ask for—my one regret is not meeting you sooner (so I could have annoyed you longer).
With each trip around the sun you grow smarter, better looking, and funnier! May this be the year you catch up to me!
Happy birthday to my fellow golden girl!
Statistics show that those who have the most birthday live the longest. Too bad we were always terrible at math!
Another birthday, another year we haven’t spilled each other’s secrets. Let’s make this the best yet!
Time to celebrate you! The only person crazy enough to endure me!
Loving you is a piece of cake. Now let’s eat yours!
Today is all about honoring the person who keeps my therapy bills low. Here’s to another year of listening to me complain!
Let's get this party started! No, seriously—we both know we can't stay up past 10 p.m.!
Happy birthday to a friend who still isn’t showing her/his age… and definitely not acting it!
Friends who gray together, stay together! Here's to many, many more.
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is an option. Thanks for opting out with me!
To the world's best bad influence—may you always keep the party going!
Today, we count your blessings, not your wrinkles.
Happiest birthday! I was going to plan a big surprise, but I didn’t want to bring your blood pressure up!
We may need to call the fire department to help blow out all those candles. Happy birthday!
In banana years, you're ripe enough for bread!
You're terrible at this aging thing—can you at least *try* to look older?

Sweet Birthday Wishes for Your Best Friend

Alex Drummond

Here's to the person who makes every day brighter with their presence. May your birthday be as radiant and beautiful as you are!
Happy birthday to the easiest person to celebrate!
May your birthday cake be as sweet as you are. Happy cake day!
We've shared so many good memories together and I can't wait to see what's next! Happy birthday!
To the funniest, funkiest, most fabulous person I know: happy birthday!
You're the person who can make me laugh when I want to cry, and the best friend anybody could have.
You always shine as bright as the candles on your cake. So, keep lighting up every room baby!
When I count my blessings, your friendship is at the top of the list. Have the happiest birthday.
Happy birthday to my forever partner in crime.
Friends are the family we get to choose. I’m so glad that we chose each other.
Where would I be without my ride or die? Happy birthday, friend!
No matter the distance, I’ll always be the first to wish you a happy birthday.
Today we celebrate my number one. Through thick and thin, I’ll always be there for you.
My life was made better the day you entered it. Happy birthday!
All the best wishes for my best friend! I hope you're enjoying your special day doing whatever it is you want!
Wowee, another loop around the sun. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Today is the day! Hope you spend it pampered and in good company.
Happy birthday! Hope you have a warm day, I'm thinking of you always, and I'll see you soon!
It's always your day in my book, but this one is extra special.
You know the drill—happiest of days to the most important person in my life. Love you!
You warm my heart every time I see you. Wishing you a day of joy.
Thank you for always giving great advice and never blaming me when I don't take it!
Congrats on another trip around the sun! I hope this day is full of cake, memories, and fun.
To the sweetest berry in the bunch, a very happy birthday!
I hope you know how much you're loved today and every day, best friend!
I can't wait to spend the night celebrating my favorite person! I adore you to bits!
I hope your birthday is as special as you are, friend. Much love and many smooches.
Doing life with you is just better. I'm so grateful to celebrate another birthday with you my best friend.
HBD to my BFF for life, I don't know what I'd do without you!
Thank GOODNESS my bestie entered the world today! Adore you to the moon and back!
Here's to another year of friendship, laughter, and getting up to no good together! Happy Birthday!

Meaningful Birthday Messages for Your Best Friend

Cyndi Kane / Instagram

I thank the stars everyday that they aligned to bring you into my life! You’re my best friend in this universe and the next. Happy birthday!
Today is your special day, but I think you deserve to be celebrated everyday! Happy birthday to my best friend.
Happy birthday to the one who’s always there for me! You deserve a lifetime supply of cake for always putting up with me.
May this special day be just as incredible as the countless memories we've created together. Happy Birthday to my forever friend!
Happy birthday to my soulmate! When I think of love, I see our friendship.
Today, we celebrate you for all of the amazing things you have brought into this world.
It's been an honor to watch you grow over the years. May the next one bring more blessings.
A bond like ours is rare, and I never take it for granted. Happy birthday bestie.
Having you as a friend is one of the best parts of my life. May your year be as fulfilling as your friendship.
I love you more than words can say. Thanks for being the world's best friend.
I'm so grateful you came into my life when you did. Happy birthday and I can't wait to celebrate many more!
Your friendship is one of the most valued relationships in my life. I can't wait to continue growing together.
Thank you for all that you've brought to my life. The happiest of birthdays to my favorite friend.
Birthdays come once a year, but best friends are once in a lifetime. I'm so happy to call you mine!
Thank you for always being by my side and having my back. I'd do anything for you, especially today on your birthday!
I am so honored to call you my best friend. You deserve every good thing that comes to you on your birthday and beyond.
I'm so happy we got to grow up side by side. Here's to many more birthdays together!
Wishing you all the happiness, joy, and blessings the world can offer on your birthday.
Thank you for always picking up the phone, for giving the world's best hugs, and for supporting everything I do. Here's to you on your birthday best friend!
Today is my favorite day because it's dedicated to my favorite person!

Birthday Quotes for Your Best Friend

Alison Gootee

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." —Lucille Ball
"If you live to be a hundred, I hope I live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." —Winnie the Pooh
"You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake." —Bob Hope
"Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age." —Booth Tarkington
"Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be." —Robert Browning
"True friends are like diamonds—bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style." —Nicole Richie
"Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you." —Misty Copeland
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." —Oprah Winfrey
"Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears." —John Lennon
"Another year comes to a close, and another begins. May the coming year be one that will be filled with laughter of friends, love of family, and the life that you dream of." —Catherine Pulsifer
"We turn not older with years, but newer every day." —Emily Dickinson
"Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift." —Aretha Franklin