April 25, 2025

The age of 21 has been in anticipation since childhood because this is the age at which one is considered an adult, and thus, yes, let’s pop the champagne! Whether a youth is impatient with the newly achieved freedom an adult is celebrating his or her right to party with friends, or it is a remembrance of the glorious years, this special day needs warm, lovely, and particularly expressive greeting messages and wishes. For this great occasion, I am going to present the following list of cool 21st birthday wishes to contribute to this wonderful celebration. From humor and playfulness to sweet and serious, there are more than enough words for you to find the right expressions to convey your happiness at this new phase in life as the birthday person dares to enter into this new chapter.

Heartfelt 21st Birthday Wishes For Friends

  1. You have become such a wonderful, friendly, laughing, and spirited individual. Happy birthday! Today is your special day as you turn 21 years old!
  2. Two decades and one year of friendship and many unforgettable moments were shared. Happy birthday to me, and here’s to many more years of having adventures on life’s journey with you. Happy 21st birthday!
  3. Who else can say that at 21 years, they’ve achieved as much as you have? You are a star, and I must tell you that the more three-digit numbers you have, the brighter the star you’re becoming. Happy birthday!
  4. Cheers to you on your 21st! Wishing you a happy New Year bombarded with joy, laughter, and new desires to explore.
  5. Happy birthday! You are a true friend who puts a smile on anyone’s face regardless of the day it is. Have a wonderful celebration for turning 21, and may the day hold all that makes you happy.
  6. Lucky for me, you are not just a friend but a family. Happy 21st birthday! May your wishes come true every day of your life.
  7. Happy birthday to me! You look so much older than the last time I saw you; I can’t believe you are 21 already. Good moments do fly when you’re with the best friend a person could imagine having.
  8. Happy 21st birthday! You are all about light, warmth, speech, and courage. You are so fortunate to have me around.
You are all about light, warmth, speech, and courage. You are so fortunate to have me around. Happy 21st Birthday.
  1. May your 21st birthday be filled with everything you love: friends, family, and of course, lots of cake!
  2. Congratulations on the beginning of a wonderful new year and a brand new lucky chapter in your life. Happy 21st birthday!
  3. You are one of the nicest and most caring people I know. Happy 21st birthday! Sending you best wishes for the day because you are as wonderful as you are today.
  4. You just make life more enjoyable, much more interesting, and richer. Happy 21st birthday! May we have many more years of adventures.
  5. It is now 21 years since the world was privileged to receive one of its kind. Happy birthday to you!
  6. Happy birthday! May all the things that in some way make you happy and fulfilled be part of your 21 years.
  7. You are an angel, a friend that radiates life into every corner. Happy 21st birthday!

Sweet Messages For A 21st Birthday Card

  1. Happy 21st Birthday! Congratulations, you are legally an adult, but that does not mean you can’t have fun.
  2. Here’s to the next year of living, loving, and everything in between! Happy 21st birthday!
  3. You are 21 now, but you will always be my little (big) [insert any loving pet name you would freely give to someone]. Happy 21st birthday!
  4. Happy 21st birthday to you, and may all the years to come be the best years of your entire life.
  5. Happy 21st birthday! Happy New Year! May this be the best year of every single one of your lives.
  6. Happy 21st birthday to you! You’re legally in a position to understand something different, but I still expect you not to do so, probably because I hope that you are still young at heart. Happy birthday!
  7. Happy 21st birthday to you! Let your day be the beginning of so many wonderful events in the coming year. Here’s to many more to come.
  8. A beautiful 21-year-old woman full of beautiful promises. Happy birthday!
  9. Happy birthday to you! I wish you lovely moments, joy, and happy memories on your special day.
I wish you lovely moments, joy, and happy memories on your special day. Happy 21st Birthday.
  1. You’re 21 today! Now is the time to go out with your family and friends and create some new memories.
  2. Happy 21st birthday! Congratulations on being an official legal adult. You can do all that an adult does but don’t forget to enjoy.
  3. I will always be your special [insert relationship], but you are growing up so fast, and it thrills me to see you grow. Happy 21st birthday!
  4. Happy 21st birthday to you! May this message help remind you of how productive and successful you have been and how much more potential you still have to fulfill.
  5. I want you to have the best birthday celebration that can be sweetened by love and happiness.
  6. Happy anniversary to 21 amazing years of memories and many more to come. Happy birthday!

21st Birthday Quotes For Best Friend

  1. Happy 21st birthday to my best friend! Thank you for being so exciting and making life interesting. Happy New Year to you! May your year be filled with great expectations and wonderful experiences.
  2. Congratulations on reaching the age of majority! Mind you, I will always be around to bring you back to earth—or, who knows, even post bail for you. Happy 21st birthday!
  3. Cheesy, I know, but here’s to another year of fun, laughter, and creating more memories. Happy 21st birthday to the most amazing best friend I have ever had the privilege of knowing; you really are special.
  4. It has been 21 years since the world got one of the most special people one could ever imagine. Happy birthday, bestie!
  5. You are my best friend, my wingman, my person to tell all things and my hype man. Happy 21st birthday!
  6. There is so much history between us, and I am really looking forward to opening the future between us. Wishing you a happy 21st birthday, you wonderful person!
  7. There are so many milestones in your life, and one of them is your 21st birthday! I wish this year to be full of joy, amazing moments, and, of course, lots of time with me.
  8. Wishing a person with whom I’m so lucky to share this life and who makes even the worst day turn into a smile on a 21st birthday. You’re the best!
  9. Congratulations—you are now an adult! Photography is a drug. 21 today—the most special day of my life, and I want to share with you some photos of this joyful day.
  10. You are 21 now, and that means you are old enough to know all the differences… yet, not too old to do all the stupid things with me. Happy 21st birthday!
  11. Happy 21st birthday to my best friend—a day for you to celebrate life, friendships, and fun. I wish for new experiences, great opportunities, and, of course, lots of love in this New Year ahead of us.
  12. You are the best, and I don’t know how much you mean to me. Happy 21st birthday!
  13. What do you think 21 years of awesomeness means? Happy birthday, bestie!
  14. Happy 21st birthday! Happy birthday again and again, and may all your wishes be granted. Most of all, may we continue creating more fond memories to treasure.
  15. It’s your 21st birthday! Tonight we can go out, laugh as much as we can, and probably even get into a little trouble.

21st Birthday Wishes For Daughter

  1. Happy 21st birthday to my wonderful daughter! I am proud of how great a woman you have grown to be after so many years.
  2. Oh my dear, it really does not seem like it, and yet here you are as a lovely young woman not afraid of anything this world has to offer. Happy 21st birthday!
  3. Happy 21st birthday, my love! May the new part of your life be as colorful as the rainbow and full of lots of wonderful stories.
May the new part of your life be as colorful as the rainbow and full of lots of wonderful stories. Happy 21st Birthday.
  1. On your twenty-first birthday, dear daughter, please let it not be said that there is anything you cannot achieve in life. The world is your oyster!
  2. I am the luckiest person in the world to have you as a child, and I am looking forward to seeing all the great milestones you will accomplish in the years to come. Happy 21st birthday!
  3. Happy life, joy, and happiness, as well as all the dreams on your birthday! Dear daughter, I wish you a very happy birthday today.
  4. Happy 21st birthday to my best friend, my closest confidant, and I am blessed to call you my daughter. I was raised in this moral cell with somebody that makes me incredibly proud.
  5. Happy birthday to you for officially being an adult, though you will always be my little girl. Happy 21st birthday!
  6. May this year be blessed with many special moments and loads of special achievements. A very happy 21st birthday to my darling daughter.
  7. The only thing that I have to tell you is how much I love you. Many happy returns of the day, dear daughter, and may all your dreams come true at this special age of 21 years.
  8. Happy birthday to the most wonderful daughter that any father could ask for—the most beautiful, intelligent, and hard-working.
  9. You are wonderful, and your spirit is greater than any star in the heavens. Dear darling, wishing you a very happy 21st birthday.
  10. Many happy and prosperous returns of the day. Happy 21st birthday, my daughter!
  11. Just a reminder that you are loved immensely and always supported, no matter how things turn out. Happy 21st birthday!
  12. Take this special day with a big feast of friends and family and be assured that you are loved. Happy 21st birthday!

21st Birthday Wishes For Son

  1. Happy 21st birthday, son! You’ve become such a splendid young man. You have developed into such a remarkable young man. Here, I can tell you in words how much I appreciate and am proud of all the things you have managed to achieve.
  2. Happy birthday to you, and I hope you have all the fun you can take on this day and the days to come. Wishing you a good time being 21 years old!
  3. Happy Birthday to you! Today we celebrate you as a big boy, but my dear son, you will always remain my little boy. Happy 21st birthday!
  4. Thank you for the best years in my life, son, and for being such an amazing person; you’ve turned 21 today. You are my sunshine, and I love to watch you grow into the successful man you have become.
  5. In this new phase of your life, always know that you have the capacity to do anything you are willing to do. Happy 21st birthday!
  6. Thank you for the like: Happy 21st birthday to you. May this year open up new opportunities and give you only satisfying and wonderful moments.
  7. Happy birthday to the coolest, smartest, most handsome lad who is 21 today!
  8. It’s not only 21 today but 21 and awesome. Happy 21st birthday!
  9. Our 21 years of laughing, loving, and living with numerous moments that once happened and some still happening. Happy birthday, son!
  10. I told you one day you’d be a great man, and I’m glad my words are coming true. Happy 21st birthday, son!
  11. To a new year of travels and incredible experiences for me and you! Happy 21st birthday!
  12. Happy 21st Birthday Wishes: Have all you wish for on your special day—good company, good food, especially cake.
  13. Congratulations on being of age to drink, but you should be responsible as you enjoy. Happy birthday!
  14. May you have a very happy 21st birthday, which will officially open a splendid year.
  15. This year, it is 21 years since you gave me this precious feeling when you were born. I want to dedicate today’s message to my lovely son—happy birthday to you!

21st Birthday Wishes For Boyfriend

  1. Wishing you a very happy 21st birthday, my dear boyfriend! You’re now officially an adult, but I still see the young boy I fell for. Happy birthday to the best boyfriend a girl could ever ask for.
  2. Hope your day is full of laughter, your stomach is full of good food, and you’re surrounded by amazing people. Cheers to you turning 21! 🥂
  3. Today is your birthday, so act crazy! And don’t change your mind later, okay? Call me to share everything about it. 😉🥳 21 today!
  4. You’re officially legal! But nevertheless, you are the same wonderful, loving person that I know you are. Happy 21st birthday! 🍻
  5. Happy birthday today! You deserve all the happiness in the world, so here’s to you today! I am such a fortunate person to have you in my life. Happy 21st Birthday! ❤️
  6. You’re 21! Now the real fun begins. Happy Birthday! 😜
  7. It’s been such a privilege to witness all that you have undergone in your 20 years, and I am proud of what you have become. Happy Birthday! 🥳
  8. You are the one who clicked with me, the one person I can’t live without. Happy 21st birthday to my baby; the world is yours. 💕🌎
  9. I hope it will only be as happy as you want it to be, and that you have a happy birthday and many happy returns on this 21st of the month. 😉
  10. Happy 21st birthday!You have now joined the league of the big boys and girls out here! But don’t get upset; I will still be treating you like the kid you are. 😉
  11. Wishing a man who has the ability to make me laugh a happy 21st birthday. You’re the best!
  12. I have many things I am looking forward to seeing in our future, specifically the experiences you will encounter in your 20s. Happy 21st Birthday! 🎉
  13. Of all the people I can be with, you’re the best, especially when you’re noisy like this. Happy 21st Birthday! ❤️
  14. You’re 21, you’re legal, and I win this round. Happy Birthday, my love! 😜
  15. Today is all about you! Have a wonderful day; you should eat cake and have a celebration. Happy 21st Birthday! 🎂

21st Birthday Wishes For Girlfriend

  1. Happy birthday to you! I can’t imagine what it would be like to not have you around.
  2. Happy 21st birthday to the most beautiful girl in the world.
  3. Happy birthday to the one person that I absolutely adore the most! Here’s hoping that this year yields new experiences and much happiness.
  4. Here’s to you on turning 21! Here is your chance; let’s create some sweet memories.
  5. Happy birthday, sweetheart! You richly deserve all happiness today and always.
  6. Valentine to my lovely lady, you have made all my dreams come true, and you just turned 21! I thought I should be happy when such achievements are accomplished because I am looking forward to the day that we will be celebrating it together.
  7. Happy 21st birthday wishes, laughs, and cheers to the love. You deserve all the best.
  8. Happy World Anniversary to someone as special as you; wishing you a day that is as unique as you are. Happy birthday, darling!
  9. Happy 21st birthday! Wishing you lots of love, laughter, and great times in the new year you are about to embrace.
Wishing you lots of love, laughter, and great times in the new year you are about to embrace. Happy 21st Birthday.
  1. You’re officially 21! Let’s embrace all aspects of you and all that will be in store for you.
  2. Happy birthday to the wonderful girl who won over my heart! Here comes the best of the best of everything related to interesting and marvelous experiences.
  3. My dear, on this special day, I really wanted to tell you just how much you are loved. Enjoy every moment!
  4. Happy 21st birthday!! Unforgettable indeed. You mean the world to me.
  5. Happy 21st birthday to you for a year full of love, fun, and many opportunities.
  6. Celebrate big today, my love! To be honest, you need an amazing 21st birthday party.

Best Quotes For Social Media On My 21st Birthday

  1. I guess it is now legal to act like it is 1999 (or 2002 if you were born at the end of the year!). Cheers!
  2. Want to have 21 and feel like a good wine? Well, here it is. 🍷
  3. Today is the day I can rent a car, which also means I can buy alcohol. 🚗🍺
  4. Moving into the phase of real life… Fingers crossed!
  5. It’s been 21 years of the show that made us laugh, learn, and embrace life. Happy birthday!
  6. Happy 21 years of making moments; cheers to creating more! 🥂
  7. Happy birthday to ME and everybody else who wants to drink at my age. But I guess I will anyway. 🍹
  8. Literally an adult when it comes to legal matters but can still be a baby when it comes to responsibilities and decision-making. #life 😉
  9. It’s my 21st birthday, but I do not need any gifts, just more adventures, please.
  10. It is my 21st birthday, and the only thing I am happy to do is buy a lottery ticket. 🤑
  11. More like, ‘I’m the luckiest, most grateful person on this planet, and wait till my 20s come.’ ✨
  12. ’ 21 years young, strong, and ready to face the world!
  13. Age is just a number, and today, the number is officially 21. #happybirthdaytoforme
  14. I can’t tell whether I prefer being 21 or receiving a free drink at the bar. 🍻
  15. Cheers to the new year of expanding and having fun!!!

Sentimental Birthday Wishes For Someone Turning 21

  1. Now you are an adult, but you will always be my little (or big) kid. Cheers, Barclay. Happy 21st birthday!
  2. Happy twenty-first birthday to a young man who must have wasted all his fun wishing me a happy birthday—may you have all the fun that comes with being 21 today.
  3. Happy 21st birthday! Wishing you and the new year to be as delightful and fascinating as it could be for one and more.
  4. It was 21 years ago today the world received a very special person. Happy birthday!
  5. Join me and listen to all those songs that used to talk about all those awesome things we were going to do when we turned 21. Well, it’s time! Happy birthday!
  6. Happy 21st birthday to you; may you enjoy every moment of life, and may all your dreams come true. Cheers to you!
May you enjoy every moment of life, and may all your dreams come true. Happy 21st Birthday.
  1. Happy birthday: You may be another year older, but hopefully, you’re wiser! Happy 21st birthday!
  2. Happy 21st birthday! May you have a happy, loving, and prosperous journey ahead of you as planned, dear.
  3. You are a true inspiration. Happy 21st birthday!
  4. You grow up and become an adult, and guess what? This means that it’s time to take up the responsibility of having all the fun! Happy 21st birthday!
  5. Happy 21st birthday to the most amazing person I have ever known. I genuinely hope that you get all the things that you enjoy in life.
  6. 21 is only the start of your life. There is still much to come. Happy birthday!
  7. Wow, can’t believe you’re already 21—Happy Birthday! I still remember when… (insert a childish joke).
  8. I hope I am too, and thank you for commenting; you’re very kind. Happy 21st birthday!
  9. I hope you will have as much love, happiness, and joy on your 21st birthday as you desire.

Creative 21st birthday messages for Instagram

  1. Happy 21st birthday to someone who’s officially an adult but still cool enough to hang out, drink with, and still let you sleep on our couch. Cheers to 21 amazing years! Here’s to even more amazingness ahead. 🥳🥳🥳
  2. Happy birthday! I can’t believe you’re turning 21 today. Cheers to a year of new excitement, better judgment, and, of course, good vibes.
  3. My down-to-earth partner is 21 today!! 🎉 Let this year be the best one, full of positive vibes.
  4. Happy 21st birthday! Sending many virtual hugs and wishing you a fantastic birthday. May all your wonderful dreams come true!
  5. It has been 21 years now since people were granted a little angel. Happy birthday, [Name]! 💖
  6. One thing is for certain, though: you are not getting old; you are just becoming presumably wiser. Happy 21st birthday, [Name]! 😜
  7. Happy 21st birthday to the most amazing person I’ve had the pleasure of knowing! 🎉😝
  8. Early this month, you turned 21 years young. Have a fabulous birthday filled with love, joy, and the riddles of life. Cheers! 🥂 Happy 21st anniversary to OD! Here’s to more exciting friendships, laughter, and great times together—endless possibilities.
  9. Cheers to 21 years of amazingness! 🥂 You’re officially an adult, but don’t worry, we’ll still let you crash on the couch. 😉
  10. Can’t believe you’re finally 21! 🤯 Here’s to a year of new experiences, wise decisions (most of the time), and lots of good times.
  11. Happy 21st birthday to my ride-or-die! 👯‍♀️ May this year be your best one yet.
  12. Sending virtual birthday hugs and wishes for a fabulous 21st! 🎂🎉 May your dreams take flight and your heart be full.
  13. 21 years ago, the world was blessed with a special someone. Happy birthday, [Name]! 💖
  14. Don’t worry, you’re not getting old; you’re just getting wiser (hopefully). Happy 21st birthday, [Name]! 😜
  15. Happy birthday to the most incredible human I know! 🍾 May your 21st be filled with unforgettable memories and endless joy.

Best Funny Birthday Quotes For Turning 21

  1. Happy 21st birthday! That’s right, you’re grown enough to realize you are still a kid and not a grown-up.
  2. Cheers to 21! The time in your life when you are considered an adult, but when ordering juice from a grocery store, you are asked for identification for some reason.
  3. Happy birthday! It is time to be as old as we can vote but as young to need a clue about anything.
  4. You’re 21! The age where you can stop saying the words ‘I am almost twenty-one.’
  5. Happy 21st birthday to you! Now you can worry about things like taxes and retirement…but not yet.
  6. 21—It’s the age when people are supposed to be accountable, but they are not really held accountable.
  7. Happy birthday! Congratulations, you’re an adult now, so all those stupid decisions you make are yours and yours alone.
  8. For the pretty face whose party it is today and finally making it legal! For the freedom to drink responsibly, let’s celebrate that… or not.
  9. You’re 21! The age where you can legally purchase your beer but still need your folks to help you purchase a house.
  10. Happy 21st birthday! They say you are now of legal age to hire a car, but you will never be financially able to buy one.
  11. 21—The age where you’re supposed to have it all planned out, and yet, you can’t even decide which pizza to order.
  12. Happy 21st birthday to you! For those who have been making some bad decisions lately, this must be the beer for them; literally, drink up the bad decisions you are making.
  13. Happy 21st birthday! It is your twenty-first birthday; apparently, that’s the time in your life when you are allowed to have a mid-life crisis.
  14. You’re 21! Nowadays you’re too old for all the things you were too young for when we were young. Like sleep.
  15. Happy 21st birthday! It’s now possible to be ashamed of your parents, but not yet possible to keep them from embarrassing you.

So here ended 21 warm and inspirational birthday wishes for the 21st birthday, and we hope you enjoyed this special moment with joy and energy. The importance of this specific birthday is not only to reach a legal age but also the shift of accepting new opportunities that come with it. In any case, whether it is a homemade birthday card, birthday text, or good wishes on an online social networking profile, these will help to make the celebrant feel special. You have to supply meaning and stress to words, and that is more important than even the letters of the word. So please do pass on the happiness; let us toast to the start of this great new journey! All of the many wishes are available at [insert website link]—let someone’s 21st birthday be memorable!