According to the search results, there are different opinions on which generation someone born in 1977 belongs to. Here are the possible answers:
- According to, someone born in 1977 could be considered a Cusper, which means they can have characteristics of both Generation X and Millennials. However, this is not a widely recognized term.
- According to, Generation X was born between approximately 1965 to 1976, so someone born in 1977 would not be considered a part of this generation.
- According to, popular media use the mid-to-late 1960s as starting birth years and the late 1970s to early 1980s as ending birth years for Generation X, with the generation being generally defined as people born from 1965 to 1984. By this definition and U.S. Census data, there are 65.2 million Gen Xers in the United States as of 2019. However, some sources use slightly different ranges.
- According to, someone born between 1977 and 1985 could be considered a Xennial, which is a micro-generation of people on the cusp of Generation X and Millennials. However, this term is not widely recognized.
- According to, someone born in 1977 could be considered a Cusper, which means they can have characteristics of both Generation X and Millennials. However, this is not a widely recognized term.
- According to, Xennials are the micro-generation of people on the cusp of the Generation X and Millennial demographic cohorts. Many researchers and popular media use birth years from 1977 to 1983, though some extend this to include those born from 1975 up to 1985. Xennials are described as having had an analog childhood and digital young adulthood.
Therefore, someone born in 1977 could be considered a Cusper, a Xennial, or part of Generation X depending on the definition used.
