70 Unique Ways to Say “Thank You for the Birthday Wishes” This Year

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Whether you love your birthday (and presents!) or tend to get a little existential dread (🙋), we can all agree that there's no better feeling than waking up on your special day to sweet messages from family, friends, colleagues, and even random college hookups. I don't know about you, but I'm never going to turn down any words of affirmation!

But once you're done basking in the well-deserved flood of birthday attention, you've got to reel it in and thank everyone for the kind words. Which can be overwhelming! People took the time out of their days to remind you how great you are, and they deserve a nice, relatively creative message in response. A simple "thanks" or "thank you!" could suffice, but let's be real—that's so blah! So, in the spirit of showing your gratitude and making sure your appreciation truly shines through, I compiled some unique ways to say "thanks for the birthday wishes"below. Consider it a gift from me to you!

Heartfelt Ways to Say "Thank You for the Birthday Wishes"

  • I'm so serious when I say that all your birthday messages brought a smile to my face. Thank you for helping me ring in a new year.

  • I can't believe how lucky I am to have so many incredible people in my life helping me celebrate each and every year. Thank you for the love and making [age] my most special birthday yet.

  • Growing a year older feels pretty good. Thanks for helping me celebrate today!

  • Another year around the sun is that much more special when I get birthday wishes like this. Thank you for being a part of my life.

  • Really grateful to have someone like you in my life celebrating me every day, but especially today.

  • I am so grateful that you made my birthday even more special.

  • Waking up to your birthday message was the best surprise!

  • Your birthday message truly made my day. Thank you.

  • Thank you so much for thinking of me on my birthday. It means the world to me.

  • With so many amazing people sending love my way, I don't even need to make a wish on any candles. Thank you to everyone who sent me sweet messages today!

  • My birthday was so special, and your message just made it better. Thank you!

  • My birthday wouldn't have been as joyful without all your wonderful messages. Thank you so much!

  • Your birthday message made my big day even brighter.

  • Going into my [age]th year feeling very loved. Thanks for all the birthday wishes.

  • The best birthday gift is being reminded of what wonderful friends and family I have! You all know how to make someone feel special and loved.

  • Each year, I’m left speechless seeing all the love pour in. So thankful to be on this journey with all of you amazing people in my life.

  • Thank you for making me feel like royalty on my birthday!

  • I can't get over all you did for me on my birthday. I just want you to know I appreciate it so much. Thank you for being part of my life!

  • No gift can match getting a lovely birthday note from you.

Cheeky Ways to Say "Thank You for the Birthday Wishes"

  • Although it was a bit of blur, I appreciate you helping me celebrate my birthday!

  • As a thank you for all your amazing birthday wishes, here's a pic to prove I'm only getting wiser AND hotter with age! You're welcome!

  • Thanks for making me feel slightly less depressed about getting older.

  • New year, new me! Sort of. Not really. But thanks for helping me celebrate my birthday anyway.

  • Good news: all your birthday wishes are helping me age backward. Do you see this birthday glow? All thanks to all of you.

  • So grateful for everyone who celebrated me turning a year older. And for those of you who rubbed it in, consider this your warning.

  • Thanks for the wonderful birthday wishes that made me forget I'm getting closer to a mid-life crisis.

  • Thank you for all the b-day love. You made getting a year older suck a lot less.

  • Thank you for reminding me that I'm older, wiser, and hotter than ever.

  • Thanks for blessing this hot mess with your birthday messages.

  • Your sweet birthday wishes totally make me feel like I'm nailing this "adulting" thing.

  • Birthday wishes? For me? You shouldn't have!

  • Your birthday wishes meant a lot to me...not as much as a present or cash, but still a lot.

  • Thanks for the best gift ever—always being older than me.

  • Does this make me seem thankful for all the b-day wishes?

  • To those who joked about me getting older, thanks for remembering my birthday...but remember, yours is less than a year away, and I will get you back.

  • Thank you for the birthday wishes and reminding me I'm on my Benjamin Button shit!

  • Thank you so much for helping me celebrate the absolute best day of the year.

  • Thanks for all the birthday wishes. Yep, I'm old and don't need a reminder.

  • If I don't text back, it's cause I'm out partying. Thanks for the birthday wishes, though.

  • Thanks for saying that I "age gracefully." Your lies can be so sweet.

  • Thanks for making it all about me today.

  • I don't want to talk about my age, but I will talk about how sweet you are.

  • Thanks for all the attention (that I deserve) on my birthday.

  • You are sweeter than the cake I bought for myself.

  • Your birthday wishes make me feel young again. Don’t ask my age now, it's not polite.

Quick Ways to Say "Thank You for the Birthday Wishes" on Social Media

  • To everyone who wished me a happy birthday, thank you! To everyone else, you're dead to me.

  • Thanks for reading your Facebook notifications and seeing that my birthday was yesterday.

  • Thanks for participating in the b-day algorithm on my behalf.

  • Woah, thanks for the birthday messages. Didn't know people still looked at their Facebook notifications.

  • Wait, you love me? I'm actually feeling it today.

  • Nobody creates an IG tribute quite like you. Thanks for always showing me love and celebrating my day.

  • Your birthday messages are the icing on top of my cake.

  • Your messages make me want to post to feed every day.

  • All this birthday love is going to go to my head!!!

  • Reading all of your posts has made my birthday a 10/10.

  • Did birthdays even exist before social media? Either way, thanks for helping make mine so real.

  • Your kind birthday messages make me reconsider deleting social media.

  • Your sweet birthday messages are the only reason I keep Facebook.

  • Going to start saying it's my birthday every day on here so y'all hype me up in the comments like this forever.

  • I'm so grateful for the birthday wishes. You're all real ones!

  • Thank you for all the birthday love. Seeing your notifications made my day.

  • Thank you for all the amazing birthday wishes and DMs.

  • I am so appreciative of all the birthday wishes given to me on [social media platform]. You all are truly amazing!

  • Waking up to all of the [social media platform] notifications had me smiling for the rest of the day. Thank you all for the love!

  • You guys! Stop! I'm blushing!

  • A special "thanks" goes out to those who remembered my birthday without using social media.

  • Thanks for the sweet b-day post. It's the best gift ever.

  • I feel so special today I could cry!

  • I’m grateful for the digital memories you created on my birthday.

  • To everyone who sent me birthday wishes, I love y'all. And to everyone else, I'm currently in the process of unfriending you.

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