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Baby boomers, often shortened to boomers, are the demographic cohort preceded by the Silent Generation and followed by Generation X. The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964 during the mid-20th century baby boom. By this dating, the youngest of them are 60, while the oldest are 79.
The U.S. Census Bureau defines baby boomers as those born between mid-1946 and mid-1964, [2] although the U.S. birth rate began to increase in 1941, and decline after 1957. Deborah Carr considers baby boomers to be those born between 1944 and 1959, [23] while Strauss and Howe place the beginning of the baby boom in 1943. [24]
The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964, during the mid-20th century baby boom. Pages in category "Baby boomers" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Members of Gen X are the children of the so-called Silent Generation (Americans born from 1928 to 1945) and baby boomers (individuals born from 1946 to 1964, colloquially referred to as just ...
And while those who fall into the baby boomer generation (the born between 1946 and 1964) technically have more wealth as a percentage of the population than any other generation, many may not be ...
Most baby boomers haven’t moved for decades, and that won't change anytime soon. Nearly 40% of those born between 1946 and 1964 have lived in their homes for at least 20 years. Another 16% have ...
Post–World War II baby boom : Although the answer of when it happened can vary, most people agree that the baby boom occurred around 1946 and 1964. [24] This generation of "baby boomers" was the result of a strong postwar economy, in which Americans felt confident they would be able to support a larger number of children.
We looked at boomer names (i.e., names given to babies born between 1946 and 1964) in the top 500 that subsequently fell out of fashion (defined as dropping below the top 1,000 names) but are now ...