30+ Birthday Puns That Will Make Getting Older Funnier

Why do candles love birthdays so much? They just wanna get lit!

Updated 10 months ago, January 12, 2024

Go shawty, it’s sherbert day! You’re another day older, another day wiser, and, thanks to this list of birthday puns, another day funnier, too!

Happy birthday to you! Celebrate with some dope puns about birthdays because laughter is the greatest gift… Even if you’re laughing at goofy birthday puns.

1. Why are you always warmest on your birthday?

People won’t stop toasting you!

2. Where do you get a birthday present for your cat?

A cat-alogue!

3. What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?

Aye, matey!

4. What’s the worst part about birthdays?

Too many can kill you!

5. Why did the doctor say to the birthday boy when he got heartburn from eating cake?

Try taking the candles off!

6. What goes up but never comes down?

Your age!

7. What kind of birthday cake do you get a coffee lover?

Choco-latte!

8. What did the teddy bear say when he was offered birthday cake?

No thanks, I’m stuffed!

9. Why did the birthday cake visit the therapist?

Because it was feeling crumby!

10. When is birthday cake like a golf ball?

When you slice it!

11. What did the elephant want for its birthday?

A trunk full of gifts!

12. Why do your relatives always remind you how old you are?

Age is a relative thing!

13. What do you get a hunter for his birthday?

A birthday pheasant!

14. How do people celebrate birthdays in heaven?

With angel food cake!

15. What do you call it when you train a kid to use a toilet on their birthday?

A surprise potty!

16. Why don’t owls exchange birthday gifts?

They don’t give a hoot!

17. Why do people write on birthday cakes?

Because everyone wants to have their cake and read it too!

18. What kind of birthday cake did Peter Pan receive?

A pan-cake!

19. What do you say to a Mexican sheep on its birthday?

Fleece cumpleaños!

20. How does ice cream wish each other a happy birthday?

“Congrats, it’s sherbert day!”

21. How do raccoons celebrate their birthdays?

They get trashed!

22. What’s a bee’s favorite day?

It’s bee-day!

23. Why do candles love birthdays so much?

They just wanna get lit!

24. What did one candle say to the other?

“Don’t birthdays just burn you up?”

25. Why do we put candles on top of birthday cakes?

Because it’s too hard to put them on the bottom!

26. Did you hear about the big birthday candle sale?

It was a big blowout!

27. What does every birthday end with?

The letter Y!

28. What do you always get on your birthday?

Another year older!

29. Why do genies love celebrating birthdays?

Because of all the wishes!

30. Why don’t birthday candles ever exercise?

They burn out too quickly!

31. What did the maple trees say after the birthday party?

They had a wood ol’ time!

32. What’s an elf’s favorite kind of birthday cake?

Shortcake!

33. How do cheeses wish each other a happy birthday?

You feta have a gouda birthday!

34. Why do pieces of popcorn always have great birthdays?

Because they’re always popping!

35. What do you call a 21st birthday?

A beer-thday!

36. Did you hear about the tree’s birthday?

It was sappy!

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