While ranges may vary slightly, most sources report Generation X as being born between 1965 and 1980.
Gen X may also be referred to as The Slacker Generation or Baby Busters.
Gen X is relatively small compared to Baby Boomers and Millennials.
They grew up as “latchkey kids”, as they were often unsupervised for portions of the day. This is because they were much more likely to come from dual-income or single-parent households than earlier generations.
Author Douglas Coupland is credited with popularizing the term “Generation X” with his novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture.
44% of Gen X are not confident they will have enough money to retire – more than both Boomers and Gen Y.
More than half of Gen X believes they will work past 65 or not retire at all.
As of 2021, 65 million Americans are Gen X.
Generation X is expected to be larger in population than Boomers by the year 2028.
Gen X makes 31% of the income in America despite making up only 25% of the population.
As of 2018, Gen Xers have started 55% of the Startup companies in the US.
First names that seemed to be popular only in the Gen X generation: Chad, Todd, Scott, Tracy, Tonya, and Tammy.
Generation X has many additional nicknames, including Baby Bust Generation, Slacker Generation, MTV Generation, Oregon Trail Generation, Catalano Generation (from My So-Called Life), and the New Lost Generation.
Generation X is bookended by two micro-generations: Generation Jones (1954-1965) and Xennials (1977-1983).