Born in 2021: What Generation Am I?
What Generation Am I
What generation am I if I was born in 2021?
Answer
If you were born in , your generation is:
Generation Alpha
Generation Alpha is McCrindle Research's name for the generation after Gen Z. McCrindle dates it to births in 2010–2024; this chart starts it in 2013, right after 2012 — the cut-off Pew Research Center uses for the end of Gen Z.
Where 2021 Falls Among the Generations
2013 … 2021 … 2024
9th of the 12 years of Generation Alpha
| Generation | Born | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Greatest Generation | before 1928 | Pew Research Center |
| Silent Generation | 1928–1945 | Pew Research Center |
| Baby Boomers | 1946–1964 | Pew Research Center |
| Generation X | 1965–1980 | Pew Research Center |
| Millennials (Gen Y) | 1981–1996 | Pew Research Center |
| Generation Z | 1997–2012 | Pew Research Center (start); 2012 is the cut-off Pew uses |
| Generation Alpha | 2013–2024 | McCrindle Research |
| Generation Beta | 2025–2039 | McCrindle Research |
How the Generation Is Determined
2013 ≤ 2021 ≤ 2024 → Generation Alpha
The birth year is looked up in the table of ranges: 2021 falls in 2013–2024, so the generation is Generation Alpha. The lines are a research convention, not an official date, and sources differ by a few years.
How old someone born in 2021 is today is on how old is someone born in 2021; this page answers only which generation it is.
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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 2021? (The answer is: Generation Alpha). Enter a birth year (e.g. "1985") and hit the "Find out" button.