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Generation X (often shortened to Gen X) is the demographic cohort following the Baby Boomers and preceding Millennials.Researchers and popular media often use the mid-1960s as its starting birth years and the late 1970s as its ending birth years, with the generation generally defined as people born from 1965 to 1980.
Xennials is a portmanteau blending the words Generation X and Millennials to describe a "micro-generation" [5] [6] or "cross-over generation" [7] of people whose birth years are between the mid-late 1970s and the early-mid 1980s.
The Generation X/Millennial cuspers are most commonly referred to as Xennials, although other names include the Oregon Trail Generation, Generation Catalano and The Lucky Ones. [7] Researchers point out that these cuspers have both the healthy skepticism of Generation X and the optimism of Millennials.
Gen Xers don’t have the most glamorous reputation, and they certainly don’t get the same amount of attention as Boomers and Millennials—but they also just don’t care, which is pretty ...
Now, Gen X can expect at least four more years before they see one of their own leading the country. (For argument’s sake, former President Barack Obama, born 1961, is not a member of Gen X.)
Generation X were born between 1965 and 1979 and are aged between 46 and 60 years old. Officially named “Generation Beta,” the babies born beginning in 2025 will mark the start of a new cohort .
Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years, with the generation typically being defined as people born from 1981 to 1996.
Millennials (born 1981-1996) and Generation X (born 1965-1980) aren't often compared. Although the two generations share much in common, Gen X can be overshadowed by the baby boomers who precede ...