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THE BEST GENERATION YEARS CHART & NAMES LIST
The best generation years chart & names list. Generation names and years chart breakdown explained.
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THE BEST GENERATION YEARS CHART & NAMES LIST
The generation years and names you are about to find in the chart below refer to Western social generations defined as a birth demographic cohort (in social science) of all of the people born during a specific period of time.
Generation names are those arbitrary labels we’ve slapped onto groups of humans based on when they tumbled onto this planet.
Knowing all the gen names and years and showing this chart to people who do not believe you is absolutely essential to your survival, right up there with oxygen and not walking into traffic.
Understanding whether someone is of a specific generation allows you to do what humans do best: make sweeping generalisations about massive groups of people without the inconvenience of getting to know them as individuals!
Without this knowledge, how else could you:
- Instantly dismiss someone’s opinion: “Oh, you’re a Millennial? No wonder you think avocado toast is a legitimate breakfast option and not a crime against humanity”
- Feel superior than other generations: “As a Gen X-er, I’m clearly more authentic because I experienced genuine dial-up internet suffering, unlike these pampered Gen Z kids who’ve never known the existential terror of someone picking up the phone during a download”
- Blame society’s problems on an specific generation: Why analyse complex socioeconomic factors when you can just blame Boomers for hoarding all the affordable housing or Gen Z for destroying the fabric of society with TikTok dances?
- Use outdated slang incorrectly that makes other gens feel second-hand embarrassment: Nothing better establishes your cultural “relevance” like telling a 15-year-old their outfit is “on fleek” two years after that phrase went extinct.
The boundaries between generations are determined using rigorous scientific methods, such as “marketing executives needed new demographic targets” and “some guy at a think tank thought these years sounded about right.”
Person born in December 1996? Pure, undiluted Millennial
Person born in January 1997? Completely different species known as Gen Z
It makes perfect sense! right?
Just like how a person turning 40 instantly starts shopping for red convertibles, consuming ibuprofen excessively and questioning their life choices.
Knowing generation names and years is essential for:
- Making pointless arguments at boring dinner parties
- Writing clickbait headlines like “Why Gen Alphas Are The Kings Of AI”
- Justifying why you don’t understand the youth/your parents/anyone not exactly your age
- Creating pointless infographics for LinkedIn no one really watches.
On the positive side, these generations are somehow used in popular culture, marketing and advertising; and they have been the basis to make sociology a “worthy” and dignified career in case your kid does not want to become one of the worldâs top 10 live streamers.
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In the odd world of consumer behaviour analysis loved by marketers, imagine this:
The latest Worldâs Population Pyramid and the best Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid had a wild night out, woke up with matching tattoos, and now they’re trying to co-parent several generations of humans with increasingly ridiculous names.
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Serious analysis of generations began in the nineteenth century, emerging from an increasing awareness of the possibility of permanent social change and the idea of youthful rebellion against the established social order.
Some analysts believe that a generation is one of the fundamental social categories in a society, while others view its importance as being overshadowed by other factors including class, gender, race, and education, among others.
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Marketers love the idea of customer segmentation by generation cohort, however, some people who are part of a generation not being marketed are surely buying and consuming products and services; making the process of customer segmentation by generation a limited tool.
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GENERATION NAMES LIST AND YEARS
- Lost generation (1883-1900)
- Greatest generation (1901- 1927)
- Silent generation (Born 1928-1945)
- Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
- Gen X (Born 1965-80)
- Millennials – also known as Gen Y (Born 1981-1996)
- Gen Z (Born 1997-2010) Related read: The top 10 Gen Z characteristics
- Alpha (Born 2011-2025) So, what is after Gen Alpha?
- Beta (Born 2026-2040)
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You can also use this cool new different Generation Names chart designed by Mau at eDigital.
Marketers obsess over generation names and their corresponding years because itâs an easy way to slice up the population into manageable chunks.
These generation names help them predict behaviours, preferences, and spending habits based on shared experiences – like economic conditions, tech advancements, or cultural shifts – that supposedly define each group.
For example, Boomers (born 1946â1964) grew up with post-war prosperity and TV, while Gen Z (born ~1997-2012) is all about smartphones and social media.
This generation names and years chart is a framework that help marketers target ads, products, or messaging more effectively.
Generation years set the boundaries for these assumptions.
Marketers use them to say:
âHey, if you were born in 1985, youâre a Millennial, so you probably care about avocado toast and student debt.â
Itâs not rocket science – itâs just demographics plus stereotypes, backed by data like purchasing trends or social media usage stats.
The catch?
People donât always fit neatly into these boxes.
A 1995-born âMillennialâ might vibe more like Gen Z, but marketers love the simplicity anyway.
Generation targeting is quick but practical tool to help marketers sell their brands to a specific generation.
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Generation names and years chart – vertical breakdown explained
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Generational marketing is when the target audience is segmented and targeted by generation, which is determined by the year in which the target audience was born. New marketers who are not familiar with all the different names and years for each generation will find this chart useful.
You can also use this cool new different Generation Names chart designed by Mau at eDigital.
You can also learn more about generations on McCrindle, Statista or Pew Research.
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Conclusion
The next time a marketer can’t immediately tell you which arbitrarily defined age group they belong to, please react with appropriate horror.
After all, how can you possibly know if you should respect their opinion without first knowing whether they grew up watching Captain America or X-Men?
Remember: Nothing says: “I understand the complex tapestry of human experience” quite like reducing people to which side of an arbitrary calendar date they were born on!
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