Generation X came after the Baby Boomers. Generation X is defined as anyone born between the mid-1960s and the early-1980s. The Baby Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. Other generations that followed Generation X include the Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) and Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) . The current generation, according to The Atlantic, is Generation Alpha, born from 2012 to 2024.