Generations Birth Years – Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers
What are the correct birth years for Gen Z, Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers?
Below is a high-level overview of each generation’s birth years to help you lead generational conversations. If you’re born near the edge of a generation, you are a “Cusper.” This is actually an advantage! Scroll down and you’ll see why.
It’s always helpful to start a generational conversation with an overview of the generations—I do this in my keynotes— because it helps people gain a sense of each generation and how they fit together. Often, people are surprised by some of the generational birth years.
- Boomers: 1946–1964
- Gen X: 1965–1976
- Millennials: 1977–1995
- Gen Z: 1996–2015
Using research to explore generations, including your own, helps you to understand your worldview as well as lead, manage, market, sell, and build trust and community across generations. I hope you enjoy learning more about each generation below.
