You’re a
Baby Boomer
1946 to 1964born 1964
Position: late Baby Boomer Cusp: Gen X cusp
Born into the postwar boom, raised on television.
Born in 1964: Baby Boomer
A Baby Boomer (1946 to 1964), late Baby Boomer, turning 62 in 2026. You’re on the cusp. 1964 is Boomers’ final year, so some sources would file you under Gen X. Both are defensible; Pew’s line puts you here.
Your year, or any other
Born 1964: you’re a Baby Boomer (1946 to 1964), late Baby Boomer. You’re on the cusp. 1964 is Boomers’ final year, so some sources would file you under Gen X. Both are defensible; Pew’s line puts you here.
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Where 1964 sits
1964 is late Baby Boomer: the late third of Boomers runs 1959 to 1964. Pew Research Center range, and the one generation with an official definition: the US Census Bureau uses the same 1946 to 1964 birth-rate boom.
Sources that draw the Boomers line differently would file 1964 under Generation X. Both readings are defensible; this site uses Pew’s.
Baby Boomers are the cohort born from 1946 to 1964, the years of the postwar surge in births. It is the only generation with an official definition: the US Census Bureau uses the same range, because it is measurable. Births jumped from about 2.9 million in 1945 to 3.4 million in 1946, passed 4 million in 1954, peaked at about 4.3 million in 1957, and stayed above 4 million until 1964. Roughly 76 million Americans were born in those nineteen years, and their size has shaped every institution they passed through, from overcrowded elementary schools in the 1950s to the strain on Social Security today. Read the full Baby Boomers page.
How old you were when…
Shared reference points, dated, so the generation label has something concrete behind it.
- age 5 the moon landing (1969)
- age 17 MTV launches and the IBM PC ships (1981)
- age 27 the Gulf War, and the first web page goes public (1991)
- age 34 Google is founded (1998)
- age 43 the first iPhone goes on sale (2007)
- age 46 the iPad and Instagram arrive (2010)
- age 56 the Covid-19 pandemic closes schools and offices (2020)
- age 60 the hottest year on record (2024)
Milestone birthdays
Someone born in 1964 turned 18 in 1982, 21 in 1985, 30 in 1994, 40 in 2004 and 50 in 2014. Next up: 65 in 2029.
Near 1964
Born in 1964: quick answers
What generation is someone born in 1964?
Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964) by the Pew Research Center definition. 1964 is late Baby Boomer.
Is 1964 a cusp year?
Yes. You’re on the cusp. 1964 is Boomers’ final year, so some sources would file you under Gen X. Both are defensible; Pew’s line puts you here.
How old is someone born in 1964?
61 or 62 in 2026, depending on whether the birthday has passed. Type the full date into the calculator for the exact age in years, months and days.