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27. Most of these (the main Gens) have been set for some time, save for Alpha and Beta. The last shift I saw was around

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 02:25 PM

Apr 7

10 or so years ago, where the minority who claimed 1996 was the first year of Gen Z mostly gave in and reverted to now overall widely accepted standard 16 year Gen length.

Gen X - 16 years (1965-1980)
Millennials - 16 years (1981-1996)
Gen Z - 16 years (1997-2012)

The Boomer birth years have been established as 1946-1964 for a long time.

Of course, this is all open to overlaps when it comes to individuals.

I am a good example of that. My sweet spot in terms of experiential relatability is probably 1990/91 to 1997/98 borns. I skipped multiple years in the UK school system, so grew up with many who are solidly in the last half of the Millennial Gen, 3 to 5 years or so older than me, especially when I started uni right before I turned 15, in autumn (technically very late summer) 2011.

To take a 10 year sample cohort, I more than likely will relate more, on balance to a 1991 born person than a 2001 (and onward) born one. I really found that to be the case when I went to the US (Los Angeles, where I was born, but left before I was 2 years old when my parents moved back to London) in the mid to latish 2010s to read for my MBA.

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Age poll by generation [View all] SSJVegeta Apr 7 OP

I don't get the question bottomofthehill Apr 7 #1

Just what generation you are SSJVegeta Apr 7 #2

Sadly, The Greatest Generation survivors have thinned out. Dennis Donovan Apr 7 #3

They were my grandparents who taught me so much SSJVegeta Apr 7 #4

My Dad served in WW2. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Dennis Donovan Apr 7 #6

Wonderful pic!! SSJVegeta Apr 7 #15

Generation Jones. Crunchy Frog Apr 7 #5

No such cohort. valleyrogue Apr 7 #11

You're no fun. yardwork Apr 7 #13

And definitely different from Gen X too Polybius Apr 7 #19

I had my Kenner Easy Bake oven! yardwork Apr 7 #23

Hey! Me too! I had no idea. Scrivener7 Apr 7 #26

Same. I was born mid-60s, in generational no-woman's land. Sky Jewels Apr 7 #67

Nope FHRRK Apr 7 #28

As far as my experiences born in 1955 crud Apr 7 #56

Zillennial (1992-1998, I was born late 1996). I chose (poll) Millennial of course, as 1996 is that Gen's last birth year Celerity Apr 7 #7

Gen birth years, for those who are unsure Celerity Apr 7 #8

For some reason, they seem to change every so often Polybius Apr 7 #22

Most of these (the main Gens) have been set for some time, save for Alpha and Beta. The last shift I saw was around Celerity Apr 7 #27

There was a DUer who listened to FDR's Fire Side Chats Kaleva Apr 7 #9

My Boomer generation has done more damage to the country than doc03 Apr 7 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author valleyrogue Apr 7 #12

I do not think it is really the fault of a generation. yardwork Apr 7 #14

Boomer Trump is president, Congress controlled be Boomers and the SCOTUS Boomers. There are doc03 Apr 7 #16

That's really not a fair assessment. Those who rose to great power were mostly born to it... Hekate Apr 7 #61

I'm a Boomer and I disagree.. whathehell Apr 7 #62

And yet slate the Millennials (and now Gen Z as well) has been SOP for far too many DUers for ages. Youth bash city, and Celerity Apr 7 #64

I don't, and never have, bashed any generation.. whathehell Apr 7 #65

smdh Celerity Apr 7 #68

I think I am an XYZ Beringia Apr 7 #17

Pure X and proud! Polybius Apr 7 #18

Did you know? AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #21

Polybius: Anacyclosis Celerity Apr 7 #30

Thanks! AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #31

yw Celerity Apr 7 #37

Buggo AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #39

the DU URL says junebug, but it is not that, I think it is more likely to be a green hornet/bee Celerity Apr 7 #40

Oh neat AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #41

STUNG by an EXECUTIONER WASP! (Coyote Peterson's most painful sting of all time) Celerity Apr 7 #42

Wow! AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #45

he is a madman, that is potentially fatal Celerity Apr 7 #47

Yeah. AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #48

sure, that would be ok Celerity Apr 7 #49

Sent mail your way AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #50

I replied Celerity Apr 7 #51

Ok AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #52

That's where I got it from Polybius Apr 7 #34

Nice! AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #35

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 7 #69

I'm Generation Y AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #20

Jones....You forgot Jones we can do it Apr 7 #24

and Poland. H2O Man Apr 7 #25

X The Third Doctor Apr 7 #29

But the third doctor would be... AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #32

Anyone else concerned that scary Gen Betas from the future will respond? Xavier Breath Apr 7 #33

Not out of the realm of possibility if time travel exists. AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #36

they will hate that name Celerity Apr 7 #38

Hey, if they show that much initiative, True Dough Apr 7 #54

I for one welcome our new Gen Beta overlords. Xavier Breath Apr 7 #59

My brother is the youngest of the boomers dsc Apr 7 #43

It would be theoretically possible for a pair of identical twins Crunchy Frog Apr 7 #57

lol exactly... and I used to be not a boomer then they changed the years and I was Meowmee Apr 7 #63

Yeah, me too. I hate that they made me older by changing what generation I was.🤣 Crunchy Frog Apr 7 #70

Yeah , not fair 😹😀 Meowmee Apr 7 #71

Same here. My sibs and I were born a total of 8 years apart. Iggo Apr 7 #58

We're mostly Boomers here on DU, including myself Wednesdays Apr 7 #44

I have a short url for this place AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #46

"No such cohort.' J_William_Ryan Apr 7 #53

I was born in 1944. FDR was prez and Normandy was yet to happen. Ping Tung Apr 7 #55

Other H2O Man Apr 7 #60

And True Dough Apr 7 #66

OK Boomer orangecrush Apr 7 #72

Xennial LostOne4Ever Apr 8 #73