Start comparing generations by selecting them below
The Lost Generation
1890 - 1915
The Interbellum Generation
1901 - 1913
The Greatest Generation
1910 - 1924
The Silent Generation
1925 - 1945
Baby Boomer Generation
1946 - 1964
Generation X
1965 - 1979
Xennials
1975 - 1985
Millennials
1980 - 1994
iGen / Gen Z
1995 - 2012
Gen Alpha
2013 - 2025
The Interbellum Generation
1901 - 1913
- Served in the military during World War I
- Came of age during the initial phase of the Great Depression
- 4 different U.S. Presidents during this generation
The Greatest Generation
1910 - 1924
- Personal Responsibility
- Integrity
- Work Ethic
- Financial Prudence
- Faithful Commitment
- Humility
The Silent Generation
1925 - 1945
- Grew up during the Great Depression and WWII
- Largest voting population
- Want to feel needed
- Wealthiest generation
- Understands the nobility of sacrifice for the common good
- Demand quality
Baby Boomer Generation
1946 - 1964
- A time of unparalleled national optimism and prosperity
- Social cause oriented
- The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
- The confidence building from putting a man on the moon
- The incredible waste and destruction of the War in Vietnam
- Free spirited
Generation X
1965 - 1979
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Energy Crisis
- Rise of the personal computer
- Independent
- Entrepreneurial
- Informality
Xennials
1975 - 1985
- Micro-Generation
- Analog childhood and a digital adulthood
- The middle of the transition from the history of Generation X to the optimistic Millennials Generation
- Mixed characteristics from both Generation X and Millennials
Millennials
1980 - 1994
- Almost every home had an internet connection and a computer
- Explosive growth in online companies such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, eBay, PayPal
- Very informal
- Short attention span
- 911 Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
- A revolution in the way they work, including widespread acceptance of flex-time, work from home, freelancing
iGen / Gen Z
1995 - 2012
- Much more tolerant of different cultures, sexual orientations, races
- Less risk taking, more cautious
- Delaying having serious romantic relationships
- Under a lot of pressure to succeed
- Very collaborative and creative at work
- Independent people, lacking a community- oriented nature due to social media
Gen Alpha
2013 - 2025
- Exposed to technology at a very young age
- Strong influence on the shopping behavior of their millennial parents
- They will be the more entrepreneurial generation
- They will be the most tech savvy and not know a world without social networking
- They will be more self-sufficient, better educated and prepared for big challenges
- They will be extremely coddled and influenced by their Gen X and Y parents
