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100 Best 17th Birthday Captions and Short Happy 17th Birthday Quotes for Instagram

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Turning 17 is a milestone that is definitely worth a birthday post. And you will need to find the best 17th birthday captions that your friends and followers will love. You will find what you are looking for here as our list includes short happy 17th birthday quotes, puns and messages.

Whether you are turning 17 or a friend is, these captions and quotes will help you celebrate the day.

Happy 17th Birthday Captions

17 years old. 17 candles. 17 wishes.

17 Queen.

So, today is my 17th birthday, but I’ll be taking gifts whenever.

Blowing out 17 candles this year.

Couldn’t turn 17 without sharing my birthday aesthetic.

Lean, mean, and 17.

My day, my way. #17.

I’ve never been 17 before. I thought I would try it out.

Taking in that seventeen feeling.

I can think of 17 reasons why we should party.

I’m high-key obsessed with being 17.

Sunset with happy 17th birthday captions

Agent of chaos for 17 years.

Keep calm and celebrate 17 years.

Officially 17, but still mentally about five.

Birthday behavior! #17

And so begins Chapter 17.

Well look who just turned 17…

POV: You can’t believe I’m 17 now.

Another year older, but I’ll need some extra time for that ‘wiser’ bit. #17

Staying 17 until further notice.

Person walking on rocks with happy 17th birthday captions

I don’t care how old I’m turning, so long as there’s cake.

Chapter 17, Page 1.

Experience level: 17.

Aged to perfection.

17 is so fun I think I’ll repeat it again next year.

Made it to 17! I know. I’m as surprised as you are.

Got so distracted by cake, I forgot it was my own birthday. #SoThisIs17

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of 16th, 18th, 19th and 20th birthday captions. For even more birthday lists, check out our Birthdays category or use the search bar to find the exact age you’re looking for.

Funny 17th Birthday Captions

Old enough to know better, still young enough to get away with it.

Now entering: birthday mode.

The best substitute for experience is being seventeen.

Still growing and glowing at 17.

Be good to me, 17.

Here’s to the next chapter.

Serving cake, serving looks. #17.

Turning 17 and feeling fine.

17 years down, and many more to go.

Person walking in ocean with funny 17th birthday captions

Year 17, I’m ready! Toss the confetti.

Don’t wanna be sappy so… let’s just say 17 is already one for the books.

Say hello to my new favorite 17 year old.

17 has never looked this good. Happy birthday!

Chapter 17. Time to make some memories.

I’m 17 now but age gives no guarantee on maturity.

Hello, 17.

Wow, the cake’s really lit this year…

I’m too young to be this old.

Made it to Level 17.

I should start getting serious, but I’ll eat confetti cake and wear a crown instead.

17? Who cares. I just want cake.

It’s my 17th birthday and that’s the tea.

This is the year my dreams come true.

Act my age? Maybe next year.

I’m shawty and it’s my 17th birthday.

Life’s too short to not celebrate every chance you get! Happy 17th Birthday to me!

I’ll enjoy the best of today and laugh like never before because it’s my 17th Birthday.

I wish myself a happy 17th birthday since I am the definition of awesomeness.

I want to thank everyone for my special 17th birthday, come and join me as I celebrate it.

Gonna party like it’s my birthday…’cause it is.

Person taking photo with happy 17th birthday to me captions

Cheers to the one day of our lives, when we actually celebrate getting old. Happy 17th Birthday to me.

I can’t keep calm, it’s my 17th birthday.

Birthdays are good for me. The more I have, the longer I live. lol.

Heaven has been really good to me by adding another year to my age.

The thing is I love birthday celebrations, but only when they’re mine.

Of course, I don’t know how to act my age. I’ve never been this age before!

Happy Birthday to the smartest person in this world, Happy Birthday to Me!

They never tell you that turning 17 comes with a whole lot of nostalgia.

My only wish on my 17th birthday is for more good times and tan lines.

17 years, 17 reasons to celebrate.

17th Birthday Instagram Captions

It took 17 years to get this awesome.

Cheers to good friends, good vibes, and another 17 years.

17: wild and free.

Hey, seventeen.

Partying when you’re 17 looks like this.

OK, I turned 17. What now?

Now I start planning for 18!

I think 17 chances aren’t enough!

Don’t want to be so sappy, but 17 is already one for the books.

Ocean sunrise with 17th birthday Instagram captions

POV: You just turned 17, and realized you’re so happy with life.

I just turned 17, and even the cake is in tiers about it.

Enjoying this year like it’s the last year of my teens… because it is.

Getting older but my inner child is ageless.

I didn’t choose this 17th birthday, this birthday chose me.

Turning 17 is a big deal so I deserve a big celebration!

Honestly, my birthday should be a holiday.

Turning the big 1-7 with my fam by my side.

Got so distracted by cake, I forgot it was my own birthday. #SoThisIs17

I don’t care how old I’m turning, so long as there’s cake.

You really gonna scroll without wishing me a happy 17th birthday?

Growing and glowing. #17

That birthday glow. #Feeling17

I think 17 looks good on me.

Here’s to another 365 days of being fabulous.

A year older, a little bolder.

It’s my birthday, so I’m celebrating everything.

It’s all about that birthday magic.

17th birthday selfies hit a little different.

Born to shine, especially today.

Person talking selfie

Birthday mode: the youngest I’ll ever be, and the oldest I’ve ever been. #17

Favorite day of the year. #17

Staying 17 until further notice.

Who knew that 17 would look this good?

Keep calm — it’s my 17th birthday.

Manifesting the best 17th birthday.

POV: this is what 17 looks like.

Couldn’t turn 17 without posting my birthday ‘fit.

Hey Siri, count the candles.

Wow, never been 17 before.

Another year, another candle on the cake. #17

17? Who cares. I just want cake.

Made it to 17! I know. I’m as surprised as you are.

Dressed to the 17s.

17 – time for wine.

Feeling fine at 17.

Cue the confetti!

Queen of 17.

So this is 17.

Level up. #17

Sunset with short birthday captions for turning 17

My day, my way. #17

17 is the new 17.

Cheers to 17!

Season 17, Episode 1.

Lap 17 around the sun…

Yes, I become 17.

It’s no time to be 17.

Hey Siri, count the candles.

17? Bring it on.

Make a wish. #17

My day, my way. #17

Aging and raging. #17

It took me 17 years to get this cute.

17 is looking pretty good to me.

17 never felt better.

Another year, another candle on the cake. #17

Act my age? Maybe next year.

I don’t get older; I level up.

Schoolin’ life for 17 years

Person looking at ocean wtih clever captions for 17th birthday

They say 17 is just a filler birthday, so let’s fill it with an awesome party!

Wishing on candles and chasing my dreams.

Enjoy life, eat confetti cake.

Vibin’ and thrivin’.

Here for cake, and cake only.

POV: ready to blow out 17 candles.

Staying 17 until further notice.

17: I think I’m going to like it here.

Me and 17? Yeah, we’re going to be just fine.

17 17 17 17 I feel like 17.

Woke up a little older… but not wiser.

On a scale of 1-10, feeling a solid 17.

Say hello to my new favorite 17 year old.

17 and you’ve never looked better. Here’s to you!

Thanks for letting me bother you for the past 17 years.

Helping this one ring in 17. Cheers to another lap around the sun!

17 years of being your favorite pain in the butt. Here’s to 17 more.

Can’t believe you’re 17. Here’s to another year of amazing memories.

How good is 17? It’s only the best age of all time. Enjoy your birthday, friend!

Ringing in 17 with the best crew.

People watching sunset with friend birthday captions on 17th birthday

Age 17 but forever the baby of the group.

Thankful to be ringing in 17 with the best people I know.

Cheers to good friends, good vibes, and another 17 years.

Another lap around the sun with the best people I could have ever asked for. Here’s to 17!

Age is just a number, but friends like these are forever. Thank you all for helping me ring in 17.

Achievement unlocked: 17.

Today is a great day cause it’s my birthday!

It’s my birthday, so I’m celebrating everything.

The only things getting LIT today are the candles on my cake!

I’m grateful for life and for growth. I wish myself a happy birthday.

Is this what growing up feels like?

I don’t know how to act my age. I’ve never been this age!

It took 17 years to get this awesome.

Person looking at mountains with cute 17th happy birthday captions

Say hello to the world’s latest 17 year old.

Wow, never been 17 before.

Favorite day of the year. #17

17: When life truly begins.

May this 17th birthday mark a fresh beginning in my life.

17 and glowing.

Cheers to another lap around the sun. Hello, 17.

At 17 everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly.

Here for cake, and cake only.

I’m just here for the birthday cake.

I’m not getting older. I’m getting better.

Happy 17th Birthday Quotes

“It’s like I’m seventeen, nobody understands, no one understands.” — Taylor Swift, “I Think He Knows”

“Seventeen, don’t change one thing. Just burn to the end, that’s seventeen girl.” — Jet, “17”

“It was you and me, and we were seventeen.” — Avril Lavigne, “17”

“The kind of radiance you only have at seventeen.” — Taylor Swift, “Nothing New”

Ocean sunset with happy 17th birthday quotes by Swift

“When I was seventeen, it was a very good year.” — Frank Sinatra, “It Was a Very Good Year”

“Turn my birthday into a lifestyle.” — Drake, “Pop Style”

“And she won’t give up ‘cause she’s seventeen.” — The Cars, “Let’s Go”

“We are too busy dancing to get knocked off our feet. Baby, we’re the new romantics, the best people in life are free” — Taylor Swift, “New Romantics”

“This girl is on fire.” — Alicia Keys, “Girl On Fire”

“I am seventeen. The good things about seventeen is that you’re not sixteen. Sixteen goes with the word sweet, and I am so far from sweet.” ― Francine Pascal

“Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” – C.S. Lewis

“Today is the oldest you have been, and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it!” – Nicky Gumbel

“Count your age by friends, not years, your life by smiles, not tears.” – John Lennon

“Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.” — Ausonius

“Birthdays are just personalized New Years.” ― Josh Henderson

Funny Seventeen Years Old Quotes

“We were seventeen and crazy, running wild, wild.” — Taylor Swift, “Starlight”

“I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything but I know I miss you.” — Taylor Swift, “Betty”

“I went forth with an age old desire to please, on the edge of seventeen.” — Stevie Nicks, “Edge of Seventeen”

“Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen.” — Alessia Cara, “Seventeen”

“Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen.” — ABBA, “Dancing Queen”

Sunset and palm trees with funny seventeen years old quotes by Abba

“You won’t be seventeen forever.” — Metro Station, “Seventeen Forever”

“Today you are You; that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”  – Dr. Seuss

“‘Cause we were barely seventeen.” — Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”

“There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know.” — Lewis Carroll

“When I was seventeen I knew just how I wanted life to be.” — RAC, “Seventeen”

“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” — Steven Wright

“There’s glitter on the floor after the party.” — Taylor Swift

“Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.” – Plautus

“You’ve won.” — Stevie Budd, Schitt’s Creek

“I know I’ll be A-O, A-O-K.” — Tai Verdes, “A-O-K”

“Your age isn’t you. Use today to feel your best, celebrate and be your very happiest.” – M. Rivers

“A birth-date is a reminder to celebrate the life as well as to update the life.” – Amit Kalantri

“My life is better with every year of living it.” — Rachel Maddow

“Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.” — Sammy Hagar

“That’s the funny thing about birthdays, they’re kind of an annual thing.” – Rapunzel

“Birthdays are a great time to stop and appreciate gravity. Sure, it makes things sag as you get older, but it also keeps your cake from flying all over the room, so you don’t have to chase it.” – Greg Tamblyn

“I like birthday cake. It’s so symbolic. It’s a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just ‘Happy birthday!’ because it’s this emblem of childhood and a happy day.” — Aimee Bender

“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.” — Edward Morykwas

Birthday cake with quotes for 40th birthday cake by Morykwas

“If life is a birthday cake let my face be smeared with its icing of cognac and kindness.” – Aberjhani

“Celebration is life’s frosting: isn’t frosting the very best part of the cake?” – Bethenny Frankel

“Why is a birthday cake the only food you can blow on and spit on and everybody rushes to get a piece?” – Bobby Kelton

“You know you’re getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It’s like, ‘See if you can blow this out.’” — Jerry Seinfeld

“Cake, cake, cake, cake.” — Rihanna, “Birthday Cake”

“Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It’s all about the memories.” — Buddy Valastro

Well, there you have it! Hopefully we were able to help you find the perfect quote or caption you were looking for.

Now get out there and celebrate!

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About the Author

Laynni Locke

I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.

And it doesn’t matter if you are travelling, celebrating a special occasion or just appreciating day-to-day life, when you take that perfect photo you are going to need the perfect caption or quote before you share it. Which is why we started Routinely Shares, providing comprehensive lists of quotes and captions to cover every occasion, adventure or loved one.

With extensive experience as a travel writer, social media specialist and grant writer, I have made it my mission to curate the best and easiest to use lists for your next post.

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