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    Born in 2012: What Generation Am I?

    What Generation Am I
    Year of birth

    What generation am I if I was born in 2012?

    Answer

    If you were born in , your generation is:
    Generation Z

    Pew Research Center starts Generation Z with births in 1997 and uses 2012 as its end in research, though it has not officially set where the generation ends. 2012 is the last year of that generation, so it is on the cusp with Generation Alpha: other researchers put this line a few years earlier or later. McCrindle Research, which named Generation Alpha, starts it in 2010, so by McCrindle's definition 2012 is an early Generation Alpha year; this chart follows 2012, the cut-off Pew Research Center uses, so here it is still Gen Z.

    Where 2012 Falls Among the Generations

    1997 … 2012

    16th of the 16 years of Generation Z

    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

    1997 ≤ 2012 ≤ 2012 → Generation Z

    The birth year is looked up in the table of ranges: 2012 falls in 1997–2012, so the generation is Generation Z. The lines are a research convention, not an official date, and sources differ by a few years.

    How old someone born in 2012 is today is on how old is someone born in 2012; this page answers only which generation it is.

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    Born in 2012: What Generation Am I? Gen Z. 2012: Generation Z, born 1997–2012 (start: Pew Research Center). McCrindle counts it as early Gen Alpha.
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    Generation by Birth Year: Neighbouring Years

    Year of birthGeneration
    2005Generation Z
    2006Generation Z
    2007Generation Z
    2008Generation Z
    2009Generation Z
    2010Generation Z
    2011Generation Z
    2012Generation Z
    2013Generation Alpha
    2014Generation Alpha
    2015Generation Alpha
    2016Generation Alpha
    2017Generation Alpha
    2018Generation Alpha
    2019Generation Alpha

    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 2012? (The answer is: Generation Z). Enter a birth year (e.g. "1985") and hit the "Find out" button.
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    FAQ

    What generation am I if I was born in 2012?

    If you were born in 2012, your generation is: Generation Z

    What generation is 2012?

    2012 is the 16th of the 16 years of Generation Z. Pew Research Center starts Generation Z with births in 1997 and uses 2012 as its end in research, though it has not officially set where the generation ends.

    Is 2012 Gen Z or Gen Alpha?

    By this chart, Gen Z. 2012 is the last year of that generation, so it is on the cusp with Generation Alpha: other researchers put this line a few years earlier or later. McCrindle Research, which named Generation Alpha, starts it in 2010, so by McCrindle's definition 2012 is an early Generation Alpha year; this chart follows 2012, the cut-off Pew Research Center uses, so here it is still Gen Z.

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