75 Sleep Memes When You Just Can’t Get Enough Zzz’s

Whether you’re running on caffeine, vibes, or just pure stubbornness, these sleep memes get it. If sleep were a person, it would be ghosting all of us.

From insomnia-induced scrolling to the betrayal of waking up tired after a full eight hours, sleep memes bring the laughs for every kind of exhausted human. So if you’re tired but wired, this is your cozy, chaotic corner of the internet.

Funny sleep meme of Homer Simpson on the couch with the text 'What I Do For Fun,.'

Hilarious Sleep Memes for Insomniacs

For every mom who’s collapsed on the couch and whispered “just five more minutes” into the void, these funny sleep memes are for you.

sleep anxiety meme featuring yoda saying sleep i dont anxiety i do

When Your Brain Finally Turns Off

Sleep Problems

Meme of a person in a pink jacket holding a microphone with text: 'I got 99 problems and sleep is one of them,' humorously highlighting sleep struggles.

Laying in Bed Awake All Night

Meme titled 'Story of My Life' depicting a character struggling to sleep at 10 PM, 3 AM, and 5 AM, but blissfully asleep 2 minutes before the alarm goes off.

After seeing a few of these sleeping memes, maybe you are wondering if you are getting enough rest. Did you know an adult is supposed to get a minimum of 7 hours of sleep? (source: Mayo Clinic)

Me at 2 AM

Meme of a baby lying on its back at 2:00 a.m., holding a phone with the text 'At 2:00 a.m. Normal people: Sleeping Me:' suggesting late-night phone browsing instead of sleeping.

What are sleep memes?

Sleep memes are funny, relatable images and captions about everything from insomnia and naps to bedtime struggles and the universal craving for “just five more minutes.”

Sleepy Memes for When You Can’t Keep Your Eyes Open

Your eyes might not be able to stay open, but when they can – they will love these funny sleepy memes.

Meme of a sleepy bear trying to read a paper, captioned "you trying to read this meme when you really should just go to sleep."

8 Hours of Sleep in 4 Days

Exhausted Mom Sleep Memes

For the mom who cannot get sleep, these exhausted mom memes are for you.

Meme featuring a wise green alien from a popular franchise, eyes closed and looking peaceful, with the funny text: 'If you see me sleeping in the carpool line at school, mind your own business (and don't even think of taking photos).'

Kid’s Sleep Schedule

Insomniac Moms at 3am

Sleep meme featuring an alien in a pink shower cap, wide awake at 3 a.m., humorously captioned: 'Me: I need to fix my sleep schedule. Me at 3 a.m.' showcasing sleep struggle humor.

Alright this tired mom meme is applicable to so many of us mamas. Tiredness is standard when you are a parent. Have you seen our mom memes?

You Look Tired

Funny Work Sleep Memes

Let’s talk about that work nap. You know, that little sleep on the desk. Boredom or sleep deprivation can cause work sleeps.

Meme of a cartoon character napping at a control desk, with the caption: 'You won't feel sleepy at work if you sleep at work.' A humorous take on workplace naps.

Sleeping at Work

Meme of an office worker asleep at his desk with drawn eyes on glasses, captioned 'Can't fall asleep in my bed, but no problem sleeping at my desk.' A nod to the universal struggle of work-induced sleepiness.

Send a falling asleep at work meme to your coworker that has no shame in their sleeping at work game.

Funny work meme featuring a stern manager in office attire saying, 'Yeah if you could stop falling asleep at work, that would be great.' Perfect for those days when coffee isn’t strong enough.

This doesn’t fall into the category of hr meme, but make sure to check those out for some human resource humor.

Working All Night

Meme showing a person in distress, captioned, "When you work an all-nighter but still have to go to work the next day."

Don’t miss these work memes.

Laying in Bed Memes: The Truth About Trying to Sleep

These laying in bed memes honestly portray the realities of us sleep deprived people. When you are laying in bed thinking about all of the things you should be doing instead of sleeping

laying in bed meme start thinking about all of the things you should be doing instead of sleeping

Laying in Bed and Doing Nothing

Meme featuring Kermit the Frog lying in bed looking relaxed, with text humorously suggesting taking a four-year break from doing anything.

When You Have to Get Out of Bed

Funny meme expressing the universal dread of getting out of bed and participating in reality, with text saying, 'I hate when you have to get out of bed & participate in reality.'

What We Do in Bed

Do Not Disturb my Sleep

When You Can’t Fall Asleep

My Brain in the Middle of the Night

Meme showing a humorous late-night Google search about the heights of Jesus Christ and John Lennon, labeled 'Me at 3am.'

3 Days Past My Bedtime

Falling Asleep at Sunrise

Humorous meme showing a cartoon character in two panels; the first panel depicts peaceful sleep, while the second depicts wakefulness at 5 AM, comically highlighting the struggle of falling asleep as the sun rises due to insomnia.

Alexa Turn My Brain Off

Sleep meme with the text 'Alexa, turn off my brain', humorously suggesting the struggle of turning off thoughts to fall asleep.

When Your Brain Wants to Sleep

Humorous meme featuring a conversation between an anxious brain and a person trying to sleep, with the brain asking, 'Are you going to sleep?' and the person replying, 'Yes I am. Now shut up.'

We shared this brain insomnia meme over on our big brain memes – but completely applicable to sleeping memes.

No Time for Sleep

Funny sleep meme featuring a woman in a headscarf exclaiming 'Sleep? Ain't nobody got time for that' with a bedroom background.

Sleep Anxiety

Hilarious insomnia meme featuring an animated character wide-eyed in bed, illustrating the struggle of wanting sleep all day and being unable to at night.

Pregnancy Insomnia is Real

Funny insomnia meme warning about not telling a pregnant woman that insomnia is training for parenthood, because that could end badly.

Pregnant mamas, insomnia is no fun! If you can’t sleep, check out these pregnancy memes to laugh at while you do an all-night doom scroll.

Sleeping? What’s That?

A four-panel meme featuring a cartoon character showing different sleep struggles: wide awake at 11pm, staring at the ceiling at 2am, eyes wide open at 4am, and peacefully asleep 8 minutes before the alarm. "Sleep struggles as seen in a classic cartoon meme."

Me Going to Bed Early

Meme about insomnia showing a person in bed at 2am, wide awake and scrolling on their phone, despite plans to sleep early.

When your Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open

Close-up of wide, sleepless eyes with the humorous text: "My brain has too many tabs open to sleep," capturing the relatable meme of insomnia in a digital age.

I’d go to sleep but you know, I’ve got things to do. When all else fails send someone a goodnight meme maybe to trick your brain into going to bed.

Not Enough Sleep Memes

Funny enough, not enough sleep memes is punny!

Meme of a concerned-looking man from 'The Office' show with the text: 'When someone asks you how your night went - Didn’t get much sleep, but I did get a few hours of anxiety in.' Humorous take on insomnia and anxiety.

How Did You Sleep Last Night?

Sleep meme featuring a happy character in a green suit exclaiming, 'Great! I got a full 40 minutes,' in response to being asked about last night's sleep.

When Your Doctor Asks if You are Getting Enought Rest

Meme showing a wide-eyed, disheveled cat with text, 'Doctor: Are you getting enough rest? Me:', humorously expressing sleep deprivation and the struggle to look rested.

Sleep Deprived Memes: For Those Who Lack Rest

For those who lack rest, sleep deprived memes.

Vintage boxer meme with text: 'Sleep? I can get plenty once I'm dead,' humorously showcasing the relentless fight against getting enough rest.

I Already Want to Take a Nap Tomorrow

Current Mood: Sleepy

You Are Getting Very Sleepy

Good Sleep Memes: Those Rare Nights of Quality Rest

There are rare occasions when the stars align and the temperature is just right and you get a good night’s rest. For these rare and far between nights, I give you good sleep memes.

(If you love these yellow guys, don’t miss our minion memes!)

Quick Sleeps

Where are my nappers at? Nap memes just for those who like short sleeps during the day.

Sleep is for the Weak Memes: Humor for the Sleep-Resistant

Okay, I see you teenage son.

Split-image meme: Top half shows a crowded room where everyone raises their hand to signify sleep deprivation; bottom half features a wide-eyed cartoon character declaring sleep is for the weak.

Too Weak From Not Sleeping

Coffee is for the Strong

If you love your coffee like I do, don’t miss our coffee memes.

Snooze Button Memes: When You Need Those Extra Minutes

For when you need that extra few minutes sleep and hit that snooze buttons, we give you these snooze memes!

funny sleeping meme about pushing snooze button the alarm clock

See our monkey memes for more monkey business.

Hitting Snooze for the 5th Time

funny snooze meme featuring a disney princess trying to decide if she is going ot hit the snooze button again

Risking My Career for 8 More Minutes of Sleep

Humorous sleep meme featuring a man blissfully sleeping under a blue sky with text saying, 'Me risking my career for 8 minutes of extra sleep.'

Resting Your Eyes After Hitting the Snooze on Your Alarm Clock

Meme of a cartoon character smirking while lying in bed next to a large alarm clock, captioned "The most dangerous game to play: 'Resting your eyes' in the morning after hitting snooze on your alarm clock," capturing the relatable humor of fighting sleep in the morning.

Waking Up Memes

Sleep is one thing, then there are waking up memes for after you finally awaken.

photo of dazed penguin in a funny waking up late meme after sleeping in

Waking Up From a Nap

When Mom Makes You Wake Up

A meme depicting a tired Baby Yoda wrapped in a cozy robe with the caption 'when your mommy makes you wake up,' capturing the sleepy struggle of early mornings.

When you wake up feeling a bit cranky-crank, then you put some coffee in your cuppy-cup and take the first sippy-sip. Baby Yoda knows what’s up. Don’t miss our funny good morning memes.

Meme featuring a cute character enjoying a morning coffee in a cozy cup, looking contented after waking up cranky, with text joking about needing that first 'sippy-sip' to start the day.

Here are more Star Wars memes if you can’t sleep and love you some Yoda.

The Sleep Humor Continues…

Don’t fall asleep on me, we have more sleeping memes.

Meme text reads: 'It's just one of those days when my coffee will need a coffee,' capturing the sleep-deprived humor of needing caffeine to handle more caffeine for a truly exhausting day.

Night Time Thoughts

Insomnia meme featuring a startled-looking black cat laying down, with text overlay saying, 'Me laying down trying to sleep at night as each thought passes through my head,' capturing the chaotic thoughts of sleeplessness.

My Brain When It Should Be Asleep

Meme featuring a hamster energetically running on a wheel with the caption, "Actual photo of my brain every night when it should be asleep," humorously depicting insomnia.

I Love Sleep

Get Out of My Head So I Can Sleep

Calculating How Much Sleep I Can Get Before My Alarm Goes Off

Meme of Homer Simpson doing complex math on a chalkboard, captioned with a humorous take on calculating sleep time before the alarm goes off.

15 More Minutes of Sleep Please

Meme showing a cartoon duck blissfully sleeping under a blanket with the caption about risking career for 15 extra minutes of sleep humorously capturing the universal love for snooze time.

Why I’m Not Sleeping

Meme featuring three Spider-Men pointing at each other labeled 'stress,' 'insomnia,' and 'TikTok,' with the caption 'when the dr asks why you aren't sleeping,' humorously depicting the irony of sleep issues.

How I Sleep at Night

Dad Never Sleeps

A meme with a smiling man, captioned with a conversation between dad and a child: 'Dad: "You're up early." Me:' The image shows the man's amused expression followed by the text, 'Dad: You never went to sleep, did you?'

Dad may never sleep but that doesn’t excuse him from being meme-ified. Don’t miss our dad meme collection!

No Sleep Look

A grumpy-looking cat with text overlay that reads, "DOES IT REALLY LOOK LIKE I GOT SLEEP?"

Taking Sleeping Pills

A meme showing a man with an incredulous expression, raising his hands beside his head. The text reads "WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME THEY DON'T TAKE SLEEP PILLS."

Going to Bed Early

Lack of Sleep

Must Get Sleep

Older adults tend to sleep more lightly, take longer to start sleeping and sleep for shorter time spans than do younger adults. Older adults also tend to wake up multiple times during the night. source: Eric J. Olson, MD at Mayo Clinic

Share the Sleep Memes

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Why do people share sleep memes?

Because we’re all tired and looking for someone to validate our exhaustion. Sleep memes are the internet’s way of bonding over sleepless nights and chaotic sleep schedules.

Are sleep memes relatable for everyone?

Pretty much. Whether you’re a night owl, a sleep-deprived parent, or someone who could nap professionally, there’s a meme out there that captures your exact level of tired.

Can sleep memes actually help with sleep?

They won’t fix your circadian rhythm, but they can give you a laugh before bed—and sometimes that’s just what you need to unwind.

A meme showing a cat tucked into bed wearing a lavender sleep mask, embodying the ultimate sleep goals, with the words 'SLEEP MEMES' on either side.

Good night, sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite!

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