Which generation am I? Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, Gen Z or Alpha

How to use the generation finder

1. Enter a Birth year between 1900 and 2039.
2. Read the Generation and its Birth years.
3. Definition says whether the range is Pew Research Center’s or popular usage.
4. Position shows where the year sits in the range, for example “Year 1 of 16” for the first year of a generation.
5. The Generations table lists every range, and notes below explain any caveats.

What it does and when to use it

Generation labels turn up in news stories, marketing, workplace training and family debates. This finder gives a sourced answer instead of a guess. It is handy for settling an argument at dinner, filling in a survey, or understanding which group a report means when it says “Millennials”. The Position line shows whether you are early, middle or late in your generation, which explains why some people feel they fit two groups.

The ranges are research conventions, not hard lines; a person born in 1980 has more in common with someone born in 1981 than the labels suggest. For other light-hearted lookups, see your zodiac sign or Chinese zodiac animal. To work out an exact age from a birth date, use the age calculator.

How it works

The tool checks your year against this table and returns the first range that contains it:

The Pew ranges were checked against Pew’s own pages on 2 October 2026.

Worked examples

1980. Generation X, born 1965–1980, defined by Pew. Position: Year 16 of 16, the very last Gen X year; one year later would be a Millennial.

2005. Generation Z, 1997–2012, with the note that Pew starts Gen Z in 1997 and has used 2012 as the end year in its analyses and that it has set no firm endpoint.

2026. Generation Beta, 2025–2039, year 2 of 15, with Definition: Not defined by Pew; popular usage.

Limits and tips

• Labels and ranges differ between countries and researchers; the tool follows one US-based source.
• Only the birth year is used, so the month you were born makes no difference.