50th Birthday Wishes and Messages

Mark the momentous occasion of a 50th birthday with heartfelt wishes that celebrate a half-century of life and accomplishments. Our collection of inspiring messages and lighthearted greetings will help you find the perfect words to make the special day memorable. Easily copy and download your favorite wishes to share with the 50-year-old in your life.

 Don’t worry dear friend, they’re not wrinkles, they’re smile lines, and I hope you have plenty more by the time you’re 60!

Don’t worry dear friend, they’re not wrinkles, they’re smile lines, and I hope you have plenty more by the time you’re 60!

 You’re how old?! Better take that cake outdoors to light the candles! Have a very happy 50th birthday!

You’re how old?! Better take that cake outdoors to light the candles! Have a very happy 50th birthday!

 I’m so grateful for your friendship and all the fun times we’ve shared over the years. Here’s to many more!

I’m so grateful for your friendship and all the fun times we’ve shared over the years. Here’s to many more!

 Many happy returns to you on your 50th birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day full of friends, family, and cake!

Many happy returns to you on your 50th birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day full of friends, family, and cake!

 So, you’re finally 50. Now we can round your age up to 100!

So, you’re finally 50. Now we can round your age up to 100!

 It’s OK to light the candles on your birthday cake now; I’ve already alerted the fire department.

It’s OK to light the candles on your birthday cake now; I’ve already alerted the fire department.

 Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get up again!

Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get up again!

 Happy 50th birthday! Don’t forget to iron that birthday suit.

Happy 50th birthday! Don’t forget to iron that birthday suit.

 You’re fifty? Better take that cake outdoors to light the candles! Have a very happy birthday.

You’re fifty? Better take that cake outdoors to light the candles! Have a very happy birthday.

 Your first 50 years on earth have been pretty incredible, so I can’t wait to see what you get up to in the next 50.

Your first 50 years on earth have been pretty incredible, so I can’t wait to see what you get up to in the next 50.

 Wishing you a happy 50th birthday and many happy returns to enjoy the finer things in life.

Wishing you a happy 50th birthday and many happy returns to enjoy the finer things in life.

 Congratulations on your 50th birthday! Wishing you many happy returns for the coming years ahead.

Congratulations on your 50th birthday! Wishing you many happy returns for the coming years ahead.

 Wishing you many happy returns on this milestone birthday! Have a great day!

Wishing you many happy returns on this milestone birthday! Have a great day!

 Happy 50th Birthday! Wishing you a wonderful day and a fabulous year being fifty.

Happy 50th Birthday! Wishing you a wonderful day and a fabulous year being fifty.

 May the next half-century of your life be as wonderful as the first half!

May the next half-century of your life be as wonderful as the first half!

 The world has been lucky to have you for the past 50 years. Congrats on reaching this special milestone. I wish you many happy years ahead.

The world has been lucky to have you for the past 50 years. Congrats on reaching this special milestone. I wish you many happy years ahead.

 Happy 50th Birthday to one of the most amazing people I know. I can’t wait to see what you do in the next half-century.

Happy 50th Birthday to one of the most amazing people I know. I can’t wait to see what you do in the next half-century.

 Happy 50th Birthday to my best friend. Promise me you will never start acting your age.

Happy 50th Birthday to my best friend. Promise me you will never start acting your age.

 Fifty years… a wonderful milestone for a wonderful person.

Fifty years… a wonderful milestone for a wonderful person.

 I hope you’re around for at least 50 more, because people as remarkable as you don’t come along very often.

I hope you’re around for at least 50 more, because people as remarkable as you don’t come along very often.

 Happy Birthday to a guy who looks 50 but acts 15.

Happy Birthday to a guy who looks 50 but acts 15.

 They say that guys get better looking with age… and in your case, it’s true! Happy 50th!

They say that guys get better looking with age… and in your case, it’s true! Happy 50th!

 Still foxy at fifty! Happy Birthday to a guy who looks amazing for his age.

Still foxy at fifty! Happy Birthday to a guy who looks amazing for his age.

 Turning 50 used to be a real downer for men, but thanks to certain pills you can take, things are really looking up!

Turning 50 used to be a real downer for men, but thanks to certain pills you can take, things are really looking up!

 Happy 50th Birthday to a lady who is beautiful at any age.

Happy 50th Birthday to a lady who is beautiful at any age.

 Happy 50th Birthday to a lady who is forever young.

Happy 50th Birthday to a lady who is forever young.

 Still fun, fine, and fabulous at fifty. Hope you have a fantastic birthday!

Still fun, fine, and fabulous at fifty. Hope you have a fantastic birthday!

 Welcome to 50. If your face feels warm, it’s either the heat from your birthday candles or a hot flash.

Welcome to 50. If your face feels warm, it’s either the heat from your birthday candles or a hot flash.

 Turning 50 makes you wonder where the years have gone. Also, where are your keys? And what did you do with your glasses? And why did you walk into this room?

Turning 50 makes you wonder where the years have gone. Also, where are your keys? And what did you do with your glasses? And why did you walk into this room?

 Welcome to the age where it’s no longer possible to find a birthday cake big enough to hold all your candles!

Welcome to the age where it’s no longer possible to find a birthday cake big enough to hold all your candles!

You don’t look even close to 50, and that’s a really, really annoying thing about you.

You don’t look even close to 50, and that’s a really, really annoying thing about you.

 Happy 50th Birthday! You may be showing your age, but at least you’re not acting it!

Happy 50th Birthday! You may be showing your age, but at least you’re not acting it!

 Happy 50th Birthday! Welcome to your midlife crisis.

Happy 50th Birthday! Welcome to your midlife crisis.

 Happy 50th Birthday! Remember, 50 is just a number. A big, round, scary number.

Happy 50th Birthday! Remember, 50 is just a number. A big, round, scary number.

 Happy 30th anniversary of your 20th birthday!

Happy 30th anniversary of your 20th birthday!

 Thank you so much for turning 50 before me. I owe you one!

Thank you so much for turning 50 before me. I owe you one!

 Happy Birthday to someone who remembers what it was like to use a payphone, flip over a cassette tape, and get out of your chair to change the TV channel.

Happy Birthday to someone who remembers what it was like to use a payphone, flip over a cassette tape, and get out of your chair to change the TV channel.

 Happy 50th Birthday! Good luck blowing out all those candles!

Happy 50th Birthday! Good luck blowing out all those candles!

 Happy 50th Birthday! Sure, being young was fun, but now you’re older and wiser. Well, you’re older.

Happy 50th Birthday! Sure, being young was fun, but now you’re older and wiser. Well, you’re older.

 You make turning 50 look good. I may have to try it sometime!

You make turning 50 look good. I may have to try it sometime!

 Happy 50th Birthday! You don’t just look amazing for your age – you are amazing at any age.

Happy 50th Birthday! You don’t just look amazing for your age – you are amazing at any age.

 Happy 50th to someone who is 100% awesome.

Happy 50th to someone who is 100% awesome.

 Fifty years old and still going strong. I hope I have half your energy when I’m your age.

Fifty years old and still going strong. I hope I have half your energy when I’m your age.

 Wishing you all the best on your 50th birthday, and in all the years to come.

Wishing you all the best on your 50th birthday, and in all the years to come.

 Congratulations on your 50 years on the planet. You’ve accomplished so much, and the best is yet to come!

Congratulations on your 50 years on the planet. You’ve accomplished so much, and the best is yet to come!

 Congratulations on reaching the half-century club! May your next 50 years be just as amazing as the first!

Congratulations on reaching the half-century club! May your next 50 years be just as amazing as the first!

 Happy Birthday to a very youthful 50-year-old.

Happy Birthday to a very youthful 50-year-old.

 Happy Birthday to a true child of the 80s. Hope your big day is totally awesome.

Happy Birthday to a true child of the 80s. Hope your big day is totally awesome.

 Still nifty at fifty. Hope you have a wonderful birthday!

Still nifty at fifty. Hope you have a wonderful birthday!

 It is never too late to grow up and stop being stupid. Maybe your 50th birthday is your chance to do just that.

It is never too late to grow up and stop being stupid. Maybe your 50th birthday is your chance to do just that.

 Don’t ever bother spending money on anti aging creams or face-lifting lotions. At 50, there is no turning back even with a secret potion.

Don’t ever bother spending money on anti aging creams or face-lifting lotions. At 50, there is no turning back even with a secret potion.

 Now the rest of your life will depend on whether you have fun by being nifty, or you become boring by being thrifty. The choice is yours.

Now the rest of your life will depend on whether you have fun by being nifty, or you become boring by being thrifty. The choice is yours.

 At fifty you might not be able to make a fresh new start, but that doesn’t stop you from feeling young at heart.

At fifty you might not be able to make a fresh new start, but that doesn’t stop you from feeling young at heart.

 Look back at life and think about the good old days. Time will fly, things will change, but those memories will always stay.

Look back at life and think about the good old days. Time will fly, things will change, but those memories will always stay.

 If you can blow up all your birthday balloons, then you will officially earn the right of calling yourself young at fifty.

If you can blow up all your birthday balloons, then you will officially earn the right of calling yourself young at fifty.

 Until now you may have measured life’s worth with bank accounts and salaries, but now you will realize that nothing is more important than family.

Until now you may have measured life’s worth with bank accounts and salaries, but now you will realize that nothing is more important than family.

 You are halfway to hundred but that doesn’t guarantee you will live that long. Happy 50th birthday.

You are halfway to hundred but that doesn’t guarantee you will live that long. Happy 50th birthday.

 The best way to enjoy life is to forget your age and just remember the memories.

The best way to enjoy life is to forget your age and just remember the memories.

 A fiftieth birthday is actually a milestone which reads ‘Proceed at your own risk’ Happy 50th birthday.

A fiftieth birthday is actually a milestone which reads ‘Proceed at your own risk’ Happy 50th birthday.

 Never fear age, just enjoy life’s new stage. Happy 50th birthday.

Never fear age, just enjoy life’s new stage. Happy 50th birthday.

 Do you realize that if you were a historian you would be able to archive half a century? Happy 50th birthday old timer.

Do you realize that if you were a historian you would be able to archive half a century? Happy 50th birthday old timer.

 Midlife crisis is a label that is given to fifty year olds to stop them from being the best they can. Forget these labels and enjoy life to the fullest.

Midlife crisis is a label that is given to fifty year olds to stop them from being the best they can. Forget these labels and enjoy life to the fullest.

 You may no longer be young as you turn fifty. But nothing is stopping you from being naughty and nifty.

You may no longer be young as you turn fifty. But nothing is stopping you from being naughty and nifty.

 The older you are growing, the naughtier your thoughts are getting. Happy 50th birthday to my husband.

The older you are growing, the naughtier your thoughts are getting. Happy 50th birthday to my husband.

 Be happy about the fact that you have at least a decade or two more until you officially become redundant and retired.

Be happy about the fact that you have at least a decade or two more until you officially become redundant and retired.

 Being fifty is all about knowing how to hit PLAY after menoPAUSE and androPause put a PAUSE on your life. Happy 50th birthday.

Being fifty is all about knowing how to hit PLAY after menoPAUSE and androPause put a PAUSE on your life. Happy 50th birthday.

 The real essence of being fifty is not counting how close you are to hundred, but counting how many blessings you have had so far. Happy 50th birthday.

The real essence of being fifty is not counting how close you are to hundred, but counting how many blessings you have had so far. Happy 50th birthday.

 If there is one person who makes turning fifty appear chic, classy and cool – it’s you. Happy 50th birthday.

If there is one person who makes turning fifty appear chic, classy and cool – it’s you. Happy 50th birthday.

 Since zero has no value, you have actually become a toddler and turned five. Happy 50th birthday.

Since zero has no value, you have actually become a toddler and turned five. Happy 50th birthday.

 Being fifty is like living in a penthouse. You get the most amazing view of your life and still have a lot of time left to have fun and enjoy. Happy 50th birthday.

Being fifty is like living in a penthouse. You get the most amazing view of your life and still have a lot of time left to have fun and enjoy. Happy 50th birthday.

 Being beautiful at eighteen years of age is not a big deal. But being as stunning as you are at fifty, is definitely nothing short of a miracle. Happy 50th birthday beautiful.

Being beautiful at eighteen years of age is not a big deal. But being as stunning as you are at fifty, is definitely nothing short of a miracle. Happy 50th birthday beautiful.

 Now that you have turned fifty, you are officially allowed to be forgetful, have selective memory and only remember the things you want.

Now that you have turned fifty, you are officially allowed to be forgetful, have selective memory and only remember the things you want.

 In the thrilling story of your life, this is the point where things start getting interesting after the break.

In the thrilling story of your life, this is the point where things start getting interesting after the break.

 I have known you since high school and I am wishing you for your fiftieth birthday. We are truly BFFs. Happy 50th, here’s to you my friend.

I have known you since high school and I am wishing you for your fiftieth birthday. We are truly BFFs. Happy 50th, here’s to you my friend.

 Fifty is the time to eat as much birthday cake as possible. You never know when diabetes bursts your bubble. Happy 50th birthday.

Fifty is the time to eat as much birthday cake as possible. You never know when diabetes bursts your bubble. Happy 50th birthday.

 You can’t turn back time and age, but you can surely turn life’s new page. You can’t undo what happened in the past, but there is still a lot you can do to have a blast. Happy 50th birthday.

You can’t turn back time and age, but you can surely turn life’s new page. You can’t undo what happened in the past, but there is still a lot you can do to have a blast. Happy 50th birthday.

 It took you fifty years to become so wise and intelligent. Well, better late than never. Happy 50th birthday.

It took you fifty years to become so wise and intelligent. Well, better late than never. Happy 50th birthday.

 You make turning fifty look so good, that I can’t wait to age as gracefully as you. Happy 50th birthday.

You make turning fifty look so good, that I can’t wait to age as gracefully as you. Happy 50th birthday.

 There are two types of fifty year olds. One, who constantly whine and complain the second who make the most of what life has to offer. Which one will you be? Happy 50th birthday.

There are two types of fifty year olds. One, who constantly whine and complain the second who make the most of what life has to offer. Which one will you be? Happy 50th birthday.

 Happy 50th Birthday to one of the greatest creations of this century!

Happy 50th Birthday to one of the greatest creations of this century!

 50 is only a number when you’re forever young.

50 is only a number when you’re forever young.

 50-years-old and at the top of your game. Well done!

50-years-old and at the top of your game. Well done!

 You look great for any age— and incredible for 50!

You look great for any age— and incredible for 50!

 You’re the youngest 50-year-old I know!

You’re the youngest 50-year-old I know!

 You’ve created a wonderful life and a beautiful family. Congrats on 50 amazing years!

You’ve created a wonderful life and a beautiful family. Congrats on 50 amazing years!

 If you’re the new face of 50, then it’s going to be a BEAUTIFUL year!

If you’re the new face of 50, then it’s going to be a BEAUTIFUL year!

 Turning 50 may be mandatory, but growing up is optional. Happy Birthday, kiddo!

Turning 50 may be mandatory, but growing up is optional. Happy Birthday, kiddo!

 Whoever says 50 is the new 30, let’s hang out with them!

Whoever says 50 is the new 30, let’s hang out with them!

 If getting older means getting better…you’re approaching perfection!

If getting older means getting better…you’re approaching perfection!

 You only turn 50 once. Make the hangover worth it!

You only turn 50 once. Make the hangover worth it!

 Buy the sports car, get the tattoo, take a trip, learn something new. Let the midlife crisis ADVENTURE begin!

Buy the sports car, get the tattoo, take a trip, learn something new. Let the midlife crisis ADVENTURE begin!

 Let’s see…50 in dog years would make you…famous! For being the oldest dog EVER.

Let’s see…50 in dog years would make you…famous! For being the oldest dog EVER.

 Fifty is the new “Who cares?” Relax, enjoy and have fun!

Fifty is the new “Who cares?” Relax, enjoy and have fun!

 Don’t think of it as 50. Think of it as 21 with 29 years of experience.

Don’t think of it as 50. Think of it as 21 with 29 years of experience.

 I congratulate you on your fifty years, and for the occasion I reveal to you a secret: the secret to staying young is having many interests, eating well and above all, not saying your age!

I congratulate you on your fifty years, and for the occasion I reveal to you a secret: the secret to staying young is having many interests, eating well and above all, not saying your age!

 The genes in your DNA would have to be bottled and stored, because, with each passing year, you seem younger and younger. Congratulations on your 50 years!

The genes in your DNA would have to be bottled and stored, because, with each passing year, you seem younger and younger. Congratulations on your 50 years!

 Life begins at 50. The above is just practice.

Life begins at 50. The above is just practice.

 Turning 50 is no small feat! It’s half-life! But do not worry because a person as noble as you will live many more years. You are a wonderful being, and you fill us all with light!

Turning 50 is no small feat! It’s half-life! But do not worry because a person as noble as you will live many more years. You are a wonderful being, and you fill us all with light!

 Happy 50 years! Half a century in this world, making all of us who know you feel happy by your side.

Happy 50 years! Half a century in this world, making all of us who know you feel happy by your side.

 I feel a grateful person because I have you present in my life. I wish your future is very happy, and we can celebrate 50 more years.

I feel a grateful person because I have you present in my life. I wish your future is very happy, and we can celebrate 50 more years.

 Surely today will be wonderful, and I hope you have a great celebration because it is not for less. I wish you to achieve success!

Surely today will be wonderful, and I hope you have a great celebration because it is not for less. I wish you to achieve success!

 You reach 50 years, with such a beautiful smile on your mouth, that it is welcome to be by your side.

You reach 50 years, with such a beautiful smile on your mouth, that it is welcome to be by your side.

 Happy 50 years! May life bring you another 50 as great as these.

Happy 50 years! May life bring you another 50 as great as these.