What generation am I?
Slide to your birth year. You will see your generation, where the experts disagree, and how old you turned in the years history was made.
Compare your family
Your generation depends on your birth year. Using the Pew Research Center’s ranges: Silent Generation 1928–1945, Baby Boomers 1946–1964, Generation X 1965–1980, Millennials 1981–1996 and Generation Z 1997–2012. Pew has not set ranges after that; researcher Mark McCrindle, who coined the name, puts Generation Alpha at 2010–2024 and Generation Beta at 2025–2039. The lines are conventions, not rules, so people born near a boundary often feel like both.
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Generation birth years at a glance
| Generation | Born | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928–1945 | Pew |
| Baby Boomers | 1946–1964 | Pew |
| Generation X | 1965–1980 | Pew |
| Millennials | 1981–1996 | Pew |
| Generation Z | 1997–2012 | Pew |
| Generation Alpha | 2010–2024 | McCrindle |
| Generation Beta | 2025–2039 | McCrindle |
McCrindle uses different edges for older groups too (Millennials 1980–1994, Gen Z 1995–2009), and psychologist Jean Twenge places Gen Alpha from 2013. That is why some years show two answers above.
Why the lines move
No government body names generations. The US Census Bureau only formally defines the Baby Boom (1946–1964). The rest are research conventions: Pew chose 1996 as the last Millennial year because of the political, economic and technological events that shaped people’s formative years, and it has since said it will be more cautious about generational labels.
So if you were born in 1980 or 1997 and feel like neither label fits, that is not you being difficult. It is how the edges work. The informal “cusp” names, like Xennials and Zillennials, exist for exactly that reason.
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Questions
What years are Gen Z?
The Pew Research Center uses 1997 to 2012. Some researchers start Gen Z a year or two earlier (McCrindle uses 1995–2009).
What years are Millennials?
1981 to 1996, according to Pew. McCrindle uses 1980–1994.
What generation is 2010 to 2024?
Generation Alpha, in McCrindle’s definition. Pew has not published a range for the generation after Gen Z, and some researchers start Alpha in 2013.
What generation is born in 2025?
Generation Beta, born 2025 to 2039, as defined by McCrindle.
What is a cusper?
An informal word for someone born near the boundary between two generations, who often relates to both. Xennials (around 1977–1983) and Zillennials (around the mid-1990s) are the best known.
Is anything I enter saved?
No. Everything is worked out in your browser. Names in the family comparison never leave your device.
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