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What generation am I if I was born in 1992?
Generation Y
Millennials, also known as Generation Y (or Gen Y for short), are the generation following Generation X who grew up around the turn of the 3rd millennium. This generation is typically defined as those born from 1981 to 1996. The Pew Research Center reported that Millennials surpassed the Baby Boomers in U.S. numbers in 2019, with an estimated 71.6 million Boomers and 72.1 million Millennials.
Which generation are you?
| Generation name | Births Start | Births End |
|---|---|---|
|
The Lost Generation |
1883 |
1900 |
|
The Greatest Generation |
1901 |
1927 |
|
The Silent Generation |
1928 |
1945 |
|
Baby boomers |
1946 |
1964 |
|
Generation X |
1965 |
1980 |
|
Millennials |
1981 |
1996 |
|
Generation Z |
1997 |
2012 |
|
Generation Alpha |
2012 |
2025 |
(Source: Wikipedia)
What does Millennials stand for?
Millennials are a demographic cohort or age group, also known as Generation Y. They’re called millennials because they became adults around the time of the millennium.
Generation Y, also known as Gen Y or millennials, is the generational cohort born between 1981 and 1996. They come after Generation X and before Generation Z, which is the reason they are named Gen Y.
Millennials were born into a technological world and came of age in a new millennium. They also were old enough to experience and comprehend 9/11. This generation has witnessed technological growth and development. As a result, they are considered more progressive, creative and far-thinking than earlier generations.
Generation Z (or Gen Z for short), colloquially known as zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid to late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years.
Flexible and in control
More than anything, Millennials — those born from the early 1980s to early 2000s — want control of their lives, so build the tools that give them control. Millennial is not simply a generation. It is an attitude that is reaching across generations.
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