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Each generation covers a range of birth years. The calculator matches your year to the corresponding range:
A birth year of 1995 falls in the 1981–1996 range, so you are a Millennial (Gen Y); the year 2000 means Generation Z.
Enter your birth year and find which generation you belong to — from Baby Boomers to Generation Alpha — with the range and your age.
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Enter your year of birth to see which generation you belong to and its range of years.
Generational ranges are indicative (Pew Research style) and can vary slightly from one source to another.
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Each generation covers a range of birth years. The calculator matches your year to the corresponding range:
A birth year of 1995 falls in the 1981–1996 range, so you are a Millennial (Gen Y); the year 2000 means Generation Z.
Enter your birth year and the calculator tells you the generation. For example, a birth year of 1995 means Millennials (Gen Y), and 2000 means Generation Z.
Commonly: Silent Generation 1928–1945, Baby Boomers 1946–1964, Generation X 1965–1980, Millennials 1981–1996, Generation Z 1997–2012, Generation Alpha 2013–2024 and Generation Beta from 2025.
Millennials are those born between 1981 and 1996. They grew up alongside the internet and mobile phones and came of age around the year 2000.
Generation Alpha includes children born from 2013 to 2024. It is the first generation born entirely in the 21st century, raised with tablets and voice assistants.
Generation Beta covers those born from 2025 onward. It is the generation following Alpha and will grow up in a world with ubiquitous artificial intelligence.
Baby Boomers are those born between 1946 and 1964, during the post-World War II birth surge. Many are now retired or close to retirement.
The ranges are indicative. Pew Research uses the boundaries above, but other sources may shift the years by a year or two. There is no single, official definition.
Millennials (Gen Y, 1981–1996) remember the world before mobile internet, while Gen Z (1997–2012) grew up with smartphones and social media from childhood.