There may be some slight variations in the definitions of a specific "generation", but the following list most generally reflects the standard years ascribed to each:

• Greatest Generation:                         pre-1928
• Traditionalists/ Silent Generation:     1928 - 1946
• Baby Boomers:                                 1946 - 1964
• Gen X:                                               1965 - 1976
• Gen Y / Millennials:                           1977 - 1995
• Gen Z / iGen / Centennials               1995 - 2010

More information available at the Center for Generational Kinetics

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Specific age demographic terms you can search are: Baby Boomers, Mature Adults, Generation X, Generation Y, Millennials, Generation Next, Echo Boomers, Teens, Tweens, Youth.

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