Happy Birthday, Cuz! 50+ Birthday Wishes For Your Remarkable Cousin
Relationships between cousins are all over the map. Some cousins spend their whole lives in close contact, like a brother or sister without the sibling rivalry. Others are separated by age or distance, and rarely if ever spend time together.
Regardless, a cousin’s birthday is the perfect time to reconnect. All it takes are a few well-chosen words, whether jotted down in a greeting card, sent via text message, or shared on social media. To help you find the right message, we’ve put together this big-ole list of birthday wishes for a cousin.
Short | Funny | Sincere | Female | Male
Short
Here are some abbreviated birthday wishes for a cousin.
- Happy Birthday to someone I’m proud to call a cousin and a friend.
- Hope you have a fantastic birthday, Cuz. You deserve it.
- Happy Birthday, Cousin. Thanks for being older than me.
- Best birthday wishes for the best cousin ever.
- Happy Birthday to the best cuz there ever was.
- Just wanted to send you some cousinly love on your birthday. Have a wonderful day!
- A wonderful cousin deserves a wonderful birthday. Best wishes.
- Happy Birthday from your favorite cousin.
- What’s buzzin’ cousin? Hope your birthday is as happy as can bee.
- You’re my cousin and my friend, so I’m wishing you a doubly Happy Birthday.
- Happy Birthday to one of the coolest relatives I have.
- You rock, Cousin! Hope you have an amazing birthday!
- Sending a big birthday hug to my amazingly awesome cuz.
- Happy Birthday, Cuz! Stay awesome!
- Happy Birthday to an amazingly wonderful person who just happens to be my cousin.
Funny
Here are some humorous birthday messages to share with a cousin.
- Best. Cousin. Ever. But enough about me. Happy Birthday!
- Happy Birthday to my cousin, who grew up in this family and yet still managed to turn out somewhat normal.
- Happy Birthday, Cousin! Don’t get drunk and tell all our family secrets! No one will believe you anyway!
- Hey Cousin, hope you have as much fun on your birthday as we had whenever we got together as kids. Just don’t get into as much trouble as we did!
- I was going to get you something awesome for your birthday, but then I realized that having me for a cousin is enough of a gift.
- Happy Birthday, Cousin! I will never think of you as being old, probably because that would mean I’m old too!
- Happy Birthday to one of my least embarrassing relatives.
- Happy Birthday, Cuz! I won’t make fun of your age because, well, I know you’d just return the favor in a few months.
- Happy Birthday, Cousin! Even though you’re older now, I still think of you as a kid… probably because you continue to act like one!
- Happy Birthday to my awesome cousin, who somehow manages to make family gatherings bearable.
- Wish I could be there for your birthday, Cousin. Then again, we’d probably get into too much trouble! Happy Birthday!
- Happy Birthday to my smart, kind, talented, and good-looking cousin, who has a lot in common with me!
Sincere
Let your cousin know how much you care with these sweet and sincere birthday wishes.
- Why do I love my cousin so much? Cuz you’re the best. Happy Birthday.
- Happy Birthday to someone who isn’t just a cousin, but one of my very best friends.
- Hope you have an amazing birthday, Cuz! You deserve all the good things life has to offer.
- Happy Birthday, Cousin! We might not spend our birthdays together like we did when we were kids, but I want you to know that I still think about you – especially on your big day.
- Happy Birthday to my amazing cousin! When I think back on all the family gatherings over the years, I can’t help but think about you and all the fun we had.
- A cousin is a friend for life. I’m so lucky to have a cousin and a friend like you. Happy Birthday.
- Another year of being a great cousin and a spectacular person. Happy Birthday!
- Happy Birthday to a wonderful cousin. Today is truly worth celebrating because it commemorates the day an amazingly special person came into the world.
- Happy Birthday to my awesome cousin! I won’t get to see you on your big day, but trust me, I will be raising a glass in your honor.
- We’re cousins by blood and friends by choice. Happy Birthday to one of my favorite people!
- Friends like you are hard to find. Having a friend like you who is also a relative is pretty damn special. Hope you have an amazing birthday, Cousin.
- We may not talk all the time, but you are, and always have been, a big part of my life. Thank you for being a great cousin, companion, and friend. Hope your birthday is extra special.
- Happy Birthday to my fantastic cousin! Remind me to give you a big birthday hug the next time I see you.
- Just wanted to let you know that I’m thinking about you on your birthday, Cousin. Hope you have an amazing day.
- Happy Birthday to my cousin, who made my childhood extra special and has been a positive influence in my life ever since. You’re the best, Cuz!
Female
Here are some ways to say Happy Birthday to a female cousin.
- Happy Birthday to my cousin, who is beautiful inside and out.
- Happy Birthday, Prima! Hope your day is perfecto!
- Best birthday wishes to an amazing and unique woman, who I’m proud to call my cousin!
- Happy Birthday to a cousin who’s more like a sister to me.
- Happy Birthday to my beautiful cousin! You’re like a sister and a best friend all rolled into one.
- Hey beautiful cousin of mine… hope you have the wonderful birthday you deserve!
- You’re super special, super cute, and just an all-round super cousin. Hope you have a super birthday!
- Happy Birthday to my sweet cousin. Hope your day is full of fun, surprises, and all the wine and cake you can handle!
- Being friends with you is amazing. Being cousins with you is even better. Happy Birthday to my sweet cousin!
- Happy Birthday to my gorgeous cousin! I’m sure you know how much I love and appreciate you, but I’m reminding you anyway.
Male
Finally, here are some birthday wishes written with a male cousin in mind.
- Happy Birthday to my handsome cousin! They say guys get better looking with age, but you’re taking it to ridiculous extremes.
- Happy Birthday to someone who isn’t just my cousin, but also one of the genuinely nicest guys I know.
- Best birthday wishes for a truly wonderful guy. You may be my cousin, but you’re more like a brother to me.
- Happy Birthday to one super cool dude. Even if you weren’t my cousin, I’d still want to hang out with you.
- Happy Birthday to my cousin, whom I also consider a brother and a friend.
- Best wishes to my cousin on his birthday. Thanks for being my friend all these years. I hope you know how much you mean to me.
- Happy Birthday, Primo! I hope your big day is as increíble as you are.
- Male cousins can be jerks. You’re the exception that proves the rule. Thanks for being so awesome – and Happy Birthday!
- Happy Birthday to the nicest, coolest, all-around awesomest cousin ever! Hope your day is fantastic!
