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Generation Classification

Classification of generations, including Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Generation Z, and Generation Alpha, with varying birth year ranges and definitions.

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what is the progression of generations, from "boomer" to "gen X" to "gen Y" etc

A commonly accepted progression runs (born 1946–1964) then X (mid‑1960s–around 1980), then (approximately 1981–1996), then (mid/late 1990s–early 2010s), followed by (early 2010s onward), but the exact...