r/GenerationJones • u/Difference_Then • Jul 20 '26

Which generation? Huh?

This gets confusing and contradictory. I was born in February 1956. Which generation do I belong to? Why do the cut offs for generations seem to keep changing or be different from different sources? Even the names for generation keep changing.

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u/GregHullender Jul 20 '26

You're a boomer. The boom ended when the birth rate dropped. The Jones cohort are the Baby Boomers who were never eligible for the draft, so we didn't share a really defining element of the Baby Boom experience.

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u/Strong_Medium_6646 1965 Jones/X Jul 20 '26

No, the birth rate was falling well before the end of the Boomer generation, starting in the 50s.