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60 First Birthday Quotes & Captions for Baby Boys 

Your baby boy’s first birthday is a magical moment to celebrate the last 12 months and look forward to the fun times ahead! 

These funny and sentimental first birthday quotes and captions for a boy are the perfect way to capture your thoughts and feelings of this special time. 

Whether you’re looking for words to put into a card or onto a gift, or for social media captions to use on your adorable first birthday pictures, there’s something here for you! 

If you’re struggling to get your feelings into words, then let me help you find some that convey your love for your baby son, and all the rollercoaster emotions of that first year. 

Need more ideas? I think you’ll love these baby boy quotes. Need help with taking pictures of your baby? Check out these DIY baby photography tips.

You may also like: First birthday quotes for a girl

First birthday wishes for boys 

These heartfelt birthday message ideas for your son can be written in cards and on gifts or used in social media posts. 

  • The world got brighter the day you were born. 
First birthday quote for a baby boy
  • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, One-derful is what you are! 
  • You may not remember today, but I’ll never forget it.
  • You’re the greatest gift I could ever ask for.
  • We’re going to party like it’s your birthday! Happy birthday baby boy! 
  • Here’s to a year of snips, snails, puppy dog tails, and a lifetime of adventure.
  • Boy oh boy, look who is turning one!
  • You will always be my baby boy! 
  • Today and every day, I love you more than you could ever possibly know.
  • I had no idea how much love and happiness could be packed into a single year, until this past one as your mama.
  • My one-derful birthday baby, I hope you’re always as happy as you are on this momentous day.
  • A year of loving you. And many more to come. 
  • One year of love, laughter, late nights, early mornings and pure delight! Happy birthday to our darling baby boy. 
  • My one-derful birthday boy, I hope you’re always as happy as you are on this momentous day.
  • They say the days are long and the years are short. This first year has gone by in the blink of an eye. Don’t grow up too fast, my darling baby boy.
  • You are my sunshine, my only sunshine! Happy birthday my darling boy. 
  • When you were born, I thought I couldn’t possibly love you any more than I did in that moment. But I was so wrong, because I’ve loved you more and more every single day since then.

Sweet first birthday messages for boys

Add these lovely birthday messages to cards and gifts for your baby boy!

  • Happy 1st Birthday to the little man who has filled our lives with joy and laughter! May your day be filled with love and lots of fun.
  • Wishing a very special 1st birthday to the most adorable little guy! May your day be as sweet and joyful as your smile.
  • Happy Birthday to the cutest one-year-old in town! Your first year has been filled with so much love and happiness, and we can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll do in the years to come.
  • One year ago, you came into our lives and made it infinitely better. Happy 1st Birthday, little buddy! May your future be as bright as your infectious laughter.
  • Hooray! It’s your first birthday! Wishing you a day filled with cake, toys, and all the love in the world. You’re one special little boy!
  • Happy Birthday to the little prince who stole our hearts a year ago! May your day be filled with cuddles, giggles, and all the things that make you happy.
  • One year ago, the world became a brighter place with your arrival. Happy 1st Birthday to the sweetest baby boy! May your day be as amazing as you are.
  • Wishing a fantastic 1st birthday to the little guy who has brought so much joy into our lives. May your day be as wonderful as the love you’ve given us.
  • Happy Birthday to the adorable one-year-old who has made every day brighter with his presence. May your life be filled with love, laughter, and endless adventures.
  • It’s hard to believe you’re already one! Happy Birthday to the little boy who has grown so much in the past year. May your journey through life be filled with love and happiness.

First birthday quotes for boys 

These are famous and relatable quotes about babies that you may also like to read in order to help you reflect on that first year. I especially like the quote from Taylor Swift’s song Never Grow Up (makes me cry every time). 

  • Don’t you ever grow up, just stay this little. — Taylor Swift
  • Every day is a gift. But some days are packaged better.― Sanhita Baruah
  • Today and every day, I love you more than you could ever possibly know.
  • I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, as long as I’m living my baby you’ll be. — Robert Munsch
  • When I was one, I had just begun. — A.A. Milne
  • Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you. — Dr. Seuss
  • All children, except one, grow up. — Peter Pan
  • A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it. – Frank A. Clark
  • Little boys should never be sent to bed. They always wake up a day older. — Peter Pan
  • Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded. — Jess Lair
  • Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. — Charles R. Swindoll
  • Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever fresh and radiant possibility. — Kate Douglas Wiggin

First birthday boy social media captions 

These social media captions for a baby boy are ideal for use with your fun birthday party photos! 

Add these to your pictures of baby with their birthday cake, or a family photograph showing you celebrating at their party! 

Several of these work great with a cake smash photo.

  • Here’s to another year of early mornings, big feelings and wiping butts.
  • Fun fact: you don’t need all of your teeth to eat cake.
First birthday caption for baby boy
  • First birthday and it’s a smash! – perfect for a smash cake photo! 
  • Can’t stop, won’t stop cuddling the birthday boy! 
  • Tiny hands, big celebration. 
  • Smiles, giggles and a whole lot of birthday cake. 
  • You were all I ever wanted, and I still can’t believe you are mine. I also still can’t believe how little you like sleep!
  • You’re our one and only – seriously, we are NEVER doing this again! 
  • Just here for the birthday cake! 
  • Born to party! Forced to nap. 
  • Let them eat cake! And let them stay little.
Baby's first birthday cake smash quote
  • Do I smell birthday cake?
  • Hulk Smash? More like CAKE SMASH. – the perfect caption for a cake smash. 
  • One year on and our love has only grown since then. 
  • Hey shorty, it’s your birthday! 
  • Wishing a very happy birthday to our bundle of joy. 
  • I can’t believe we made it one whole year, and tonight I’m going for this glass of wine like you went for that cake.
  • Happy first birthday to you and to my C-section scar. May you both continue to grow and stay strong.
  • Happy birthday to my gorgeous baby son, who does not even know it’s his birthday and cried all day.
  • One year older, cuter and happier! 
Baby boy quote for first birthday
  • Celebrating 1 whole year of keeping this little man alive! 
  • Baby + Birthday = pure magic! 
  • Today our boy is made up of 99% sugar! – this one goes perfectly with a picture of your baby with their birthday cake. 

Final thoughts 

I hope you’ve loved these happy and fun first birthday quotes for a boy!

Want more ideas for use on socials or in cards? Check out these gorgeous I love my kids quotes and these baby quotes and sayings.

First birthday quotes and captions for a baby boy

Vicky Smith is a mother of two daughters and a journalist. She has been writing and vlogging about parenting for over five years.