Born in 1982: What Generation Am I?

What Generation Am I
Year of birth

What generation am I if I was born in 1982?

Answer

If you were born in , your generation is:
Millennials (Gen Y)

Pew Research Center dates the Millennials (Gen Y) to births in 1981–1996. 1982 is the second year of that generation, so it is on the cusp with Generation X: other researchers put this line a few years earlier or later. People born around this line are sometimes called Xennials — an informal name with no agreed years.

Where 1982 Falls Among the Generations

1981 … 1982 … 1996

2nd of the 16 years of the Millennials (Gen Y)

GenerationBornSource
Greatest Generationbefore 1928Pew Research Center
Silent Generation1928–1945Pew Research Center
Baby Boomers1946–1964Pew Research Center
Generation X1965–1980Pew Research Center
Millennials (Gen Y)1981–1996Pew Research Center
Generation Z1997–2012Pew Research Center (start); 2012 is the cut-off Pew uses
Generation Alpha2013–2024McCrindle Research
Generation Beta2025–2039McCrindle Research

How the Generation Is Determined

1981 ≤ 1982 ≤ 1996 → Millennials (Gen Y)

The birth year is looked up in the table of ranges: 1982 falls in 1981–1996, so the generation is Millennials (Gen Y). The lines are a research convention, not an official date, and sources differ by a few years.

How old someone born in 1982 is today is on how old is someone born in 1982; this page answers only which generation it is.

See Also

What Generation Am I

This calculator names your generation from your birth year — from the Greatest Generation to Generation Beta — using the ranges of Pew Research Center and McCrindle Research, and on cusp years it names the neighbouring generation too. For example, it can help you find out what generation am I if I was born in 1982? (The answer is: Millennials (Gen Y)). Enter a birth year (e.g. "1985") and hit the "Find out" button.

FAQ

What generation am I if I was born in 1982?

If you were born in 1982, your generation is: Millennials (Gen Y)

What generation is 1982?

1982 is the 2nd of the 16 years of the Millennials (Gen Y). Pew Research Center dates the Millennials (Gen Y) to births in 1981–1996.

Is 1982 Millennial or Gen X?

By this chart, Millennial. 1982 is the second year of that generation, so it is on the cusp with Generation X: other researchers put this line a few years earlier or later.