You’ve Likely Heard of a Golden Birthday, but More and More People Are Talking About Platinum Birthdays—Here’s What That Means
Plus, ideas on how to celebrate this milestone birthday.
Birthday celebrations are special each year, and yet, sometimes, there are circumstances that make the annual event even more exciting. Most people are familiar with golden birthdays, celebrated when you turn the age of the day of the month of your birthday—but what are platinum birthdays?
TikTok has recently discovered the intrigue that is a platinum birthday, and users are sharing their excitement about the designated day, as well as their disappointment if they realized their personal platinum birthday has already come and gone.
There is also some confusion from users about the actual definition of a platinum birthday, as TikTokers have shared a second, unofficial way of calculating this particular milestone. Similarly, there's also a universal age that some people might refer to as a "platinum birthday." We'll cover all three!
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What is a platinum birthday?
A platinum birthday is celebrated when you turn the age that matches the last two numbers of your birth year. Born in 1982? You'll celebrate yours when you turn 82. Born in 2003? Your milestone party coincided with turning three! Was your child born in 2015? You'll celebrate their platinum birthday in 2030, when they turn 15.
Said another way, according to Urban Dictionary, "Your Platinum Birthday is when you are the same age as the year you were born."
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What year is your platinum birthday?
The year of your platinum birthday first has to do with your personal birth year, and then based on that, you can calculate what year you will be celebrating your platinum birthday (or you can see what year it happened if it already passed).
For example, if you were born in 1964, you'll celebrate when you turn 64, which means that in 2028, it's platinum birthday party time!
And if your child was born in 2012, as another example, their platinum birthday will be next year, when they turn twelve!
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Is there another platinum birthday meaning?
Some TikTok users are confused once they've discovered the platinum birthday meaning as the last two digits of their birth year, saying they have grown up hearing that it's simply a twist on their golden birthday instead.
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What does that mean, exactly? If you were born on June 4, your golden birthday was when you turned four. However, with this way of thinking, you'd celebrate your "platinum birthday" when you turn 40—flipping the "04" day.
This isn't the official meaning of platinum birthday, but it does make a fun secondary way to celebrate!
Is there a platinum celebration that's the same for everyone?
Turning 70 is a milestone in and of itself, but it's one that could also be referred to as a "platinum birthday." After all, where royals are concerned, 70 years of reign and service is known as a "platinum jubilee."
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How to celebrate your platinum birthday
Five unique ideas to kick off your platinum birthday year.
Get custom jerseys made
Whether it's just for you, your core group or an entire party of people, have custom jerseys made with the last two digits of your birth year—AKA the age you're turning!
Use the year as a theme
Born in 1962? Your party playlist better be made from hits of 1962, with 60s-style attire required as well.
Host a silver soirée
Ask everyone to wear silver, and use silver in all of your decor as well—it's your platinum b-day, after all!
Require platinum wigs
Take the silver theme up a notch by requiring silver wigs worn by all guests.
Feature glitter and sparkle everywhere
It's your time to shine, of course! From glittery attire to festive food with shiny embellishments to disco balls all around—this is one way to start your platinum birthday year off with a bang.
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