Boomers to Generation Alpha
Which generation are you?
Pick your birthday. You’ll see your generation, whether you’re one of its oldest or youngest, and whether you sit on the cusp.
Generations by birth year
Every generation, and who’s in it
The year ranges the Pew Research Center uses, with a few famous people born in each.
2025–2039
Generation Beta
Growing up with AI from their very first day.
2013–2024
Generation Alpha
Growing up with tablets, voice assistants and AI.
1997–2012
Generation Z
Grew up with smartphones, social media and streaming.
Lamar Jackson · Chappell Roan · Addison Rae · Millie Bobby Brown
1981–1996
Millennials
Grew up with dial-up internet, MP3s and the first cell phones.
1965–1980
Generation X
Grew up with MTV, cable TV and the first home computers.
1946–1964
Baby Boomers
Grew up with television, rock ’n’ roll and the Space Race.
1928–1945
Silent Generation
Grew up with the radio, then the first TV sets.
1901–1927
Greatest Generation
Grew up with the radio, the Great Depression and World War II.
Cuspers: Xennials (1977–1983) and Zillennials (1993–1998) fall between two generations and are often given their own name.
About generations
Good to
know.
What generation am I?
Pick your birthday above. By the ranges the Pew Research Center uses, Baby Boomers were born 1946–1964, Generation X 1965–1980, Millennials 1981–1996 and Generation Z 1997–2012. Generation Alpha follows, then Generation Beta from 2025.
Am I a Millennial or Gen Z if I was born in 1996 or 1997?
By Pew’s cut-off, 1996 is the last Millennial year and 1997 the first Gen Z year. People born around the line are often called Zillennials, and many feel part of both.
What years are Gen X and Millennials?
Generation X runs from 1965 to 1980 and Millennials from 1981 to 1996. People born roughly 1977–1983 are sometimes called Xennials: they grew up offline and came of age with the internet.
When does Generation Alpha start?
There’s no official date. Generation Z ends in 2012 in Pew’s ranges, so we start Alpha in 2013 and end it in 2024. Some researchers, including McCrindle, who named the group, start it in 2010.
Who decides the generation names and years?
Nobody officially. The U.S. Census Bureau only defines the Baby Boom (1946–1964, the post-war rise in births). The other ranges come from researchers and writers, and Pew’s are the most widely quoted.
Your day, not just your year
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