13th Generation

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13th generation n. The generation born between 1961 and 1981, so-called because they are identified as the 13th generation since the founding of the United States



This demographic label was coined by William Strauss and Neil Howe in their book Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069. Here are their generations:

Awakening 1701-1723
Liberty 1724-1741
Republican 1742-1766
Compromise 1767-1791
Transcendental 1792-1821
Gilded 1822-1842
Progressive 1843-1859
Missionary 1860-1882
Lost 1883-1900
G.I. 1901-1924
Silent 1925-1942
Boom 1943-1960
Thirteenth 1961-1981
Millennial 1982-