Generation calculator by birth year
The tool places a birth year using the generation boundaries of Pew Research Center, with the newest generations by common usage.
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How to use it
- Enter birth year.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
The year is matched to generation bounds: Greatest 1901 to 1927, Silent 1928 to 1945, Boomers 1946 to 1964, Gen X 1965 to 1980, Millennials 1981 to 1996, Gen Z 1997 to 2012 (Pew), then Alpha 2013 to 2024 and Beta from 2025.
Example
Inputs: Birth year = 1,995. Result: Your generation: Millennials; Birth years of this generation: 1981 to 1996; Source of the bounds: Pew Research Center.
Limits and caveats
- Generation bounds are a convention, not a scientific rule, and vary slightly between sources.
- Pew has not formally defined Gen Alpha or Gen Beta; the bounds used are the most common ones.
Questions about this tool
Which generation is someone born in 1997?
Pew places 1997 as the first year of Gen Z; 1996 is the last Millennial year.
Who are Millennials?
People born from 1981 to 1996 per Pew Research Center, also called Generation Y.
Why do generation years differ between sites?
Each research body sets its own bounds; this tool uses Pew's because they are the most widely cited.