Belated birthday memes are the superheroes of the digital age, swooping in to rescue us when we’ve let a friend’s special day slip by unnoticed.

Meme featuring a wise green character saying, 'Your birthday it was, forgot it I did,' perfect for Jedi-level birthday humor with classic mix-ups.

These clever concoctions of humor and heartfelt apologies serve as the perfect way to say, “I might have missed the date, but you’re always on my mind.” So, if your calendar skills are like mine and have failed you and you’re racing against time to make amends, let belated birthday memes come to your aid.

Send a Late Birthday Wishes with Memes

With their unique blend of wit and warmth, they transform a belated wish from a simple oversight into a memorable moment of laughter and joy, proving that sometimes, being a little late can still mean a whole lot.

A meme featuring a wide-eyed dog with a bubble on its nose, captioned with 'this was me knowing I was forgetting something...' followed by 'and it was your birthday :(' indicating a humorous forgetful moment.

If you are coy and want to downplay your late bday greeting, you can always share one of our standard (but funny) birthday memes.

A funny meme showing a shocked woman with text: 'My face when I realized I missed your birthday. Happy belated birthday!' emphasizing surprise for forgetting a friend's special day.

But if you admit you are you and are late, these happy belated birthday memes are perfect for sharing when you forget someone’s birthday! Better late than pregnant, they say.

A birthday meme with a group of smiling people in party hats holding a cake, captioned 'Better Late Than Pregnant, Happy Belated Birthday,' blending humor with good wishes.

We are bringing the funny belated birthday memes so don’t feel bad you were just delayed.

A humorous birthday meme with a clock face showing a cake and the text 'You know I'm never on time... Happy belated birthday! (At least I remembered I was late!)', surrounded by confetti, celebrating late birthdays with a laugh.

Nothing is worse than a busy week, where you are so productive you aren’t even on Facebook. You get some downtime – login to the face of books to find out that you forgot your aunt’s birthday who also shares a birthday with your next door neighbor.

Meme with a cheerful nacho character holding maracas, exclaiming 'YAY!' above the text 'IT'S NACHO BIRTHDAY!' and 'yeah, that happened and I missed it - sorry!' featuring a sombrero-wearing nacho playing guitar and a bowl of chips.

Hi, I know you but it’s okay – people will forgive you – just admit being late with one or some of these happy belated birthday memes!

Funny birthday meme with a cheeky corgi showing its backside, captioned 'I'm a little behind. Hope your birthday was filled with happy!' emphasizing a belated birthday wish with humor.

Word to the wise – these funny happy belated birthday memes are perfect for co-workers. Especially if your coworker had a bday over a weekend, make sure to send a meme!

Meme of a child yelling with text overlay: 'Guess who forgot to wish you a happy birthday?' against a red and white burst background.

When I was in corporate America, I loved printing out memes and taping them to my co-worker’s desk! Yes, ironic but that was totally the point!

Funny birthday meme featuring a cartoon character looking shocked, with text saying 'It was your birthday and guess who forgot it,' capturing the classic oops moment in animated style.

This tactic also works well for every day use, especially when stress in the office is high. Check out our work memes to help make a day better!

Rather than being trendy and wishing your friend a happy birthday on their actual birthday.

happy belated birthday cheers to another year

I mean, who really wants the gifts and cake covered in confetti when you can just gift your friend a funny belated birthday meme.

A funny belated birthday meme featuring a cake covered with rainbow sprinkles and a sparkling 'Happy Birthday' topper, humorously justifying a late celebration as trendier.

Everyone is sending birthday wishes on the actual date of someone’s birth is fine. But what really matters is when you are late and no one is thinking of your friend or loved one but you are. Because you are late.

Meme featuring a man raising a glass with the text, 'Everyone sent you birthday wishes yesterday. Bet they aren't thinking of you today like I am. Happy belated birthday!' Humorously poking fun at late birthday greetings.

Slow to Wish Happy Birthday

When you are slow it’s best to just call it out. If your friend or family member knows you well, chances are that they know that you are slow and they totally didn’t expect to get an on-time bday greeting from you anyways.

Birthday meme featuring a turtle wearing a party hat, surrounded by balloons, with 'Happy Belated Birthday' text and a humorous nod to the turtle's slow yet sincere spirit.

So own your slow with these funny belated birthday memes!

Birthday meme featuring a sloth with a cheeky grin, captioned 'Happy Belated Birthday, Sorry I'm a Little Slow,' poking fun at late birthday wishes.

Better Late Than Never

We are all busy and unless your friend is a real well let’s just say a not very graceful person, they will forgive you.

Funny meme with colorful balloons and confetti saying 'Happy Late Birthday' with small text below admitting, 'I'm late. Are you surprised? I'm never on time.' Perfect for belated birthday chuckles.

Birthday greetings are better late than never. Just send the belated meme and ask for forgiveness, also don’t be mad at your friend if they are late or forget your special day next year!

A humorous birthday meme featuring a young child with a raised eyebrow, captioned 'Better later than never!! Happy belated birthday!!' The playful expression adds to the comedic effect of the belated birthday wishes.

Forgot Your Birthday

Don’t you hate when you remember that you forgot an important date? I’ve started putting people’s birthdays in my phone calendar but you have to remember to make it an annual event!

Meme with text: "I remembered that I forgot your birthday," humorously capturing the irony of delayed birthday wishes. Perfect for that "oops" moment!

Or you could just ignore that you are late and reframe it as something else. Donald Trump would!

Meme featuring Donald Trump holding a sign saying 'Happy Belated Birthday! Now where's that birth certificate?' in bold red lettering, adding a humorous twist to the birthday wish.

Now Chuck Norris on the other hand, he would just change the date to today.

Meme of Chuck Norris sitting with his feet up, text reads: 'I would say happy belated birthday, but Chuck Norris just changed it to today.'

Happy Belated Birthday Images

If none of the other happy belated birthday images tickle your fancy, fret not we have more.

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Nobody needs a mainstream friend. Keep it weird, be late.

belated birthday mandalorian birthday

Sad and chocolate – this belated birthday image of a sad chocolate bar has me dying laughing. This is just too funny and if this doesn’t say I AM SORRY FOR FORGETTING YOUR BIRTHDAY – I don’t know what will.

Meme of a sad chocolate bar with the caption 'Happy Belated Birthday,' humorously capturing the guilt of forgetting someone's birthday.

Have a friend that loves the Muppets or Beeker? This belated birthday meme is for them.

Funny belated birthday meme with a surprised Muppet character exclaiming they missed your birthday.

For the Yoda or Star War lover – I mean, with this how could you not be forgiven for forgetting someone’s day of their birth? Don’t miss our Star Wars birthday memes.

Meme featuring Yoda looking contemplative, with text jokingly stating "Late as typical I am; Happy belated birthday," adding humor to the idea of always being late.

We all have that special friend who either does this face or that you make this face for. And if you don’t, you need to find that friend and not forget their bday. But if you do, make sure you send them this.

Hilarious birthday meme featuring a man with a face squished against tape, captioned 'Happy Belated Birthday from your special friend.'

I think the kids call this happy belated birthday image, “late.”

funny belated birthday image

Not Late – Just Early

When you aren’t necessarily late, you are just early for the next year.

Funny birthday meme with pastel colors, a cake, and text: 'This birthday greeting isn't late. Happy Birthday! It's just early for next year.'

A Few Days Late

Funny birthday meme featuring a suave man with the caption 'I don't always wish people a happy birthday, but when I do, it's a few days late.'

Meme caption: I don’t always wish people a happy birthday, but when I do , it’s a few days late.

Meme with a garden gnome, featuring the text 'Happy Belated Birthday. Gnome what I'm sayin?' in a humorous birthday context.

Share a Late Birthday Greeting

Happy Belated Birthday Memes are meants for sharing. I mean, if you are forgetting dates or being late – and can’t get a birthday gift to your friend, family or loved on – yo

As we always say funny memes are for sharing! We share memes often and hope that these happy belated birthday memes help you wish someone a special greeting on their day or get you out of trouble for forgetting.

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