You’re
Gen Alpha
2013 to 2024born 2017
Position: core Gen Alpha Cusp: Boundaries debated
Swiped a screen before learning to read.
Born in 2017: Gen Alpha
Gen Alpha (2013 to 2024), core Gen Alpha, turning 9 in 2026. No asterisks: 2017 sits well inside Gen Alpha, 2013 to 2024.
Your year, or any other
Born 2017: you’re Gen Alpha (2013 to 2024), core Gen Alpha. No asterisks: 2017 sits well inside Gen Alpha, 2013 to 2024.
Where 2017 sits
2017 is core Gen Alpha: the core third of Gen Alpha runs 2017 to 2020. Boundaries are debated. 2013 to 2024 is the range most sources use, but Pew has not defined it and some say 2010 to 2025.
Generation Alpha is the cohort born, in the most common definition, from 2013 to 2024: the first generation born entirely in the twenty-first century and, for the most part, the children of Millennials. The boundaries are debated. Pew Research Center has not defined the generation at all, the Australian demographer who named it dates it 2010 to 2024, and other sources say 2013 to 2025. This site uses 2013 to 2024, labels it as debated on every result, and flags 2011 to 2014 as cusp years with Gen Z. Read the full Generation Alpha page.
How old you were when…
Shared reference points, dated, so the generation label has something concrete behind it.
- age 3 the Covid-19 pandemic closes schools and offices (2020)
- age 5 ChatGPT is released (2022)
- age 7 the hottest year on record (2024)
Near 2017
Born in 2017: quick answers
What generation is someone born in 2017?
Generation Alpha (2013 to 2024) by the Pew Research Center definition, using the most common proposed range; the boundaries are debated. 2017 is core Gen Alpha.
Is 2017 a cusp year?
No. 2017 sits well inside Gen Alpha (2013 to 2024); no source puts it in a different generation.
How old is someone born in 2017?
8 or 9 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.