Do you need some help to find the perfect words to wish that special person a happy birthday? If so, we have you covered with this list of the best happy 22nd birthday wishes, messages and greetings. You can pick out your favorite one and help them celebrate getting to the milestone of 22 years old.
Our Favorite Happy 22nd Birthday Wishes
- Wishing you a fantastic 22nd birthday, I feel blessed to have you in my life.
- Wishing you a wonderful 22nd birthday, you deserve to have a great day and hope you get extremely spoilt!
- You’ve so many choices left to make as you turn the corner past 22. Whatever path you take, may it provide all of the happiness and success that you deserve.
- Wishing you a wonderful 22nd birthday, you deserve to have a great day and hope you get extremely spoilt!
- What does life have in store for you? An adulthood filled with joy, happiness and success is my birthday wish for you.
- Cheers to you turning 22, hope your twenties are filled with joy and success.
- A very happy 22nd birthday, I can’t wait to celebrate with you later.
- We are so proud of you. You are a remarkable 22 year old. We love you so, so much. Happy 22nd birthday!
- Many congratulations on your 22nd! Wishing you success and happiness on your very special birthday!
- What goes up but never comes down? Your age. Happy 22nd birthday!
- You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime. Happy 22nd birthday!
- As I checked my calendar today, I discovered that it is your birthday. There is no greater joy I could feel than seeing you become 22 years old. Happiest birthday!
- On your 22nd birthday, you deserve all of the happiness and joy that life can bring.
- May this 22nd year be full of love and laughter just like you bring to us every day, happy birthday!
- Your 22nd birthday is a special time indeed, where you’re given the key that unlocks the door to your future! I hope that the path ahead is bright and kind to you. You’re a great person who deserves the very best in life! Happy birthday and many congratulations!
- The world is a much better place for having had you in it for the last 22 years. Here’s to wishing you many happy returns.
- I’ve always looked up to you and I’m so proud of the person you have become. It’s a blessing to have you in my life.
- Happy 22nd birthday. As you embark on the greatest adventure of your life — remember to do one thing: enjoy every second
- As Helen Hayes says, age is not important unless you’re a cheese. Here’s a cheesy birthday wish for you, though.
- Congratulations on reaching one of life’s biggest milestones! Your future looks so bright!
- We live, we learn, we love, we smile, and sometimes, life hits us hard, but still, we try to survive. Your life has been an amazing one. Happy 22nd birthday, dear.
- Hooray! Jump up! Shout! Laugh! It’s your special day. Happy birthday! Live Long and Prosper!
- I hope that you always remember this day because you deserve the greatest birthday!
- We have been through thick and thin together; here I am, celebrating your 22nd birthday like it’s mine.
- Look at that, you’re a whole 22 years old. Hope you have a great day celebrating with all your loved ones.
- Don’t grow up… It’s a trap! Oh, you did! Happy birthday, in that case!
- You know what they say about turning 22? Old enough to know better, and young enough not to care. Enjoy it! Happy birthday!
- I can’t believe you are turning 22 years old. Does that mean you’re old now, or worse am I old now? Lol, just kidding, happy 22nd birthday!
- Happy 22nd birthday! I realize it sounds old, but that only makes you 22 and means you have 22 birthday wishes to make. Hope each one comes true!
- You’re 22 today, so it’s time to think about your future! Just kidding! The only thing you should do now is have fun, fun, fun and fun! Happy 22nd birthday!
- 22 looks good on you.
- Just wanted to be the first one to wish you happy birthday so I can feel superior to your other well-wishers. So, happy 22nd birthday!
- Congratulations on turning 22! I hope your birthday is so great that you’ll need sunglasses to open the fridge in the morning.
- Smart, good looking, and funny! But enough about me. Happy birthday!
- I spent 3 hours searching the internet for the perfect birthday message for you and then I gave up. Happy 22nd Birthday.
- You know what they say about more candles… A bigger wish! Happy Birthday.
- Friends celebrate friends on their birthdays. Real friends get you drunk on your birthday. Good thing for you I’m the second kind.
- Happy 22nd! Don’t worry, you don’t look a day over 21 and a half.
- Here’s your annual reminder of how thoughtful I am – Happy 22nd Birthday!
- Happy 22nd birthday! Now that you’re getting older, I hope your last trip round the sun wasn’t too tiring.
- Happy Birthday! For your special day I made you a cake. BOOM YOU’RE A CAKE! You’re so very welcome.
- I believe you forgot my birthday present last year, so now I’m returning the favor. Happy 22nd Birthday!
- You’re older today than yesterday but younger than tomorrow, happy 22nd birthday!
- Blow out the 22 candles on your birthday cake and make 22 birthday wishes. After all, you’re 22 today! Happy 22nd birthday!
- For your birthday, I wanted to give you something that was both funny and charming, but then I remembered you already have me in your life. Happy 22nd Birthday!
- Your birthday brings with it a special glow. The glow of so many candles, so hurry and blow them out!
- I want you to know that we will always be here for you as you get older and wiser. But for now, enjoy being 22! Happy Birthday! We got the big cake!
If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Birthday Wishes, 21st Birthday Wishes, 23rd Birthday Wishes, 24th Birthday Wishes and 25th Birthday Wishes.
Short Happy Birthday Wishes for Turning 22
- Have a wonderful day today on your 22nd Birthday.
- Happy 22nd birthday! You’re the best and, today, you’re even better!
- Life isn’t about finding yourself – it’s about creating yourself. Happy birthday!
- Forever be beautiful, inside and out. Happy 22nd birthday.
- Sending you warm birthday wishes and a big hug on this very special day.
- 22?! YOU?! I demand a recount! Happy birthday!
- Enjoy turning 22 today – it’s all downhill from now on!
- Never forget to live your life to the fullest. Happy 22nd birthday.
- You make us so proud, each and every single day.
- So proud of who you have become over these 22 years.
- Time to grow up! Happy Birthday.
- Happy 22nd birthday to one of my favourite humans!
- Hope your 22nd birthday is unforgettably wonderful — just like you!
- Turning 22 is a piece of cake and a few extra candles.
- Happy 22nd birthday to someone who’s awesome at any age.
- Look out world, here you come!
- 22 and amazing.
- How time flies – Happy 22nd Birthday.
- Happy birthday. It took you 22 years to look this good!
- It’s your 22nd birthday? Not too late to get up to some mischief!
- Turning 22 is a piece of cake and a few extra candles.
- I can’t wait to see what your future holds for you!
- Happy birthday! I can’t wait to see what you do with your next 22 years.
- All you’ve accomplished in your 22 brief years on this earth – it’s astounding!
- Sincerely wishing you life’s finest things at 22.
- Stronger than ever on your 22nd birthday.
- I’m so proud of the grown-up you have become.
- Turning 22 is a piece of cake and a few extra candles.
- Hope your 22nd year is your favorite year so far!
- 22 already? – This is big! So proud of you and all you have accomplished so far.
- 22 is a birthday worth celebrating, live it large!
- Hope your 22nd year is your favorite year so far!
- Have a wonderful day today on your 22nd Birthday.
- Happy birthday! Super glad you were born.
- Look out world, here you come!
- Love, kisses, and 22 birthday wishes.
- Happy Birthday! Here’s to a memorable day!
- May your birthday be sprinkled with fun and laughter. Have a great day!
- A very happy 22nd birthday, I can’t wait to celebrate with you later.
Happy 22nd Birthday Messages for Birthday Card
- Happy 22st! Your future does not lay in front of you, it lies deep inside you. When life becomes a rollercoaster, climb into the front seat, throw your arms in the air and enjoy the ride.
- Congratulations on your birthday! Sending you our love and good wishes.
- Happy birthday!! You only look as old as the last selfie you took.
- Happy birthday! I can’t wait to see what you do with your next 22 years.
- Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and loved more than you know! Congratulations on your 22nd birthday!
- Happy 22nd birthday! Hope your party is incredible in every way, with lots of birthday cake, ice cream, gifts and, most of all, fun.
- Happy 22nd birthday to someone who has a truly bright future ahead of them! I hope you have a fantastic day!
- Your birthday allows us to celebrate having you in our lives. Happy Birthday.
- Take a deep breath and step on through. This is your new chapter. Happy 22nd Birthday!
- I hope you have a fabulous day, and be sure to eat an extra slice of cake for me!
- Happy birthday. If your next 22 years are half as good as the first, you will have had a pretty amazing life.
- So proud of who you have become over these 22 years.
- Congratulations on reaching this incredible journey to 22. Wishing you many good things for the years ahead.
- Behind you all your memories. Before you all your dreams. Around you all that love you. Within you all you need. Happy 22nd birthday!
- You’ve really grown into such a marvellous young adult, wishing you a happy 22nd.
- I can’t wait to see what your future holds for you!
- Sending you a hundred wishes so that you get everything you could hope for this birthday. Happy 22nd birthday!
- A wish for you on your birthday, whatever you ask may you receive, whatever you seek may you find, whatever you wish may it be fulfilled on your birthday and always. Happy birthday!
- Your birthday is the first day of another 365-day journey. Be the shining thread in the beautiful tapestry of the world to make this year the best ever. Enjoy the ride.
- Congratulations on being even more experienced. I’m not sure what you learned this year, but every experience transforms us into the people we are today. Happy 22nd birthday!
- Life without you would have no meaning, so take a seat, let us bring out the birthday cake, and celebrate many more years with you. Happy 22nd birthday, friend!
- Happy Birthday. May your day be full of blessing, joy and happiness, may you get loads of presents and may everyone you love be around you.
- Enjoy your 22nd birthday to the fullest. That means getting the fullest you’ve ever been with lots of birthday cake and ice cream.
- Knowing I have you as my friend makes me smile every day. Happy 22nd birthday.
- You have always inspired me. With all you’ve been through so far, you persevere and move forward. For your birthday, I just want to say: I hope you can see how special you are to me. Happy 22nd birthday!
- You have accomplished so much in such little time! What a role model you are for those that know you. Wishing you a fantastic 22nd birthday, I feel blessed to have you in my life.
- Happy 22nd Birthday. Wow, you are getting old too quick, Stop it. Just kidding.
- Happy 22nd birthday, you are an amazing person and I am so lucky to be here with you right now. Enjoy each and every moment.
- A wise man once said, ‘Forget about your past, you cannot change it’. I’d like to add, ‘Forget about your present, I didn’t get you one’. Happy 22nd!
- This year, I wish for even more time together with the greatest person I know. Happy 22nd birthday to you, bestie!
- Let this birthday bring peace to your soul and happiness to your heart.
- Wishing you a very special birthday and a wonderful year ahead!
- A birthday is a day to celebrate your achievements, your accomplishments, and your future.
- I cannot believe 22 years have gone by this fast, and I am so proud of the kind person you have turned into!
- What do you want in life? As you celebrate your birthday today, I pray you get all your heart desires. Wishing you the best year yet.
- Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is not here, so live today and enjoy the year.
- Happy birthday to the world’s (no, the universe’s) greatest 22 year old!
- We are so delighted to see you happy, your joy and happiness is what gladdens our heart. Happy 22nd birthday.
- Congratulations on reaching this incredible journey to 22. Wishing you many good things for the years ahead.
- Hopefully you can find a cake big enough to fit 22 candles. Happy Birthday!
- I know that the path ahead for you is bright – you deserve every success
- I am blessed because I get to see you turn 22, I can’t believe how fast the years have passed, but I can believe you turned out to be one of the best people I know of. Cheers!
- Happy happy 22nd birthday! Always remember that life is not about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself. Wishing you all the best for the next chapter.
- May your birthday cake be moist, and may no one use that word to describe it.
- To this birthday and many more to come, Happy 22nd Birthday!
- Everything you have worked for begins to fall into place when you turn 22.
- Many congratulations on your 22st! Wishing you success and happiness on your very special birthday!
- Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and loved more than you know! Congratulations on your 22nd birthday!
- So proud of what you have achieved and what you are going to achieve. Happy 22nd birthday!
- May the joy that you have spread in the past come back to you on this day. Wishing you a very happy 22nd birthday!
- May your birthday be as wonderful as you are, happy 22nd.
- A little bird told me that you’re turning 22 today! Congratulations! I hope this very special birthday of yours is everything you hoped it would be!
- Happy 22nd birthday. Just 22 years ago, you came into our lives and changed everything…for the better. Now, 22 years later, you’re changing every day…making our lives better than ever.
- 22 years ago today our family changed for the better, happy birthday!
- On this day, your birthday, I hope that each and every one of your wishes comes true.
- I’ll bet you were hoping no one would notice you were turning 22. Well, no such luck! Happy birthday!
- You are such an amazing person, inside and out. Happy 22nd!
22nd Birthday Quotes
“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
“This is for them twenty somethings. Time really moves fast, you were just sixteen.” — Beyonce,
“There are three hundred and fivety-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know.” — Lewis Carroll
“That’s me, Ms. 22 Something.” — SZA, “22 Something”
“Today is the oldest you have been, and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it!” – Nicky Gumbel
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.” — Robert Browning
“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.” — Edward Morykwas
“The way I see it, you should live every day like it’s your birthday.” — Paris Hilton
“Live long and prosper.” — Mr. Spock
“My life is better with every year of living it.” — Rachel Maddow
“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
“That’s the funny thing about birthdays, they’re kind of an annual thing.” – Rapunzel
“The cake had a trick candle that wouldn’t go out, so I didn’t get my wish. Which was just that it would always be like this, that my life could be a party just for me.” – Janet Fitch
“I’m pushing 22, got no time for others.” — Sabrina Carpenter, “Pushing 22”
So that’s our list! Hopefully we were able to help you find the best 22nd birthday greeting you were looking for.
Now get out there and help them celebrate turning 22!
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Laynni Locke
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