What Generation Am I If I Was Born in 1987?
Based on a common birth-year range:
Millennial
Birth range: 1981–1996 · Current age: 39
About Millennials
You remember life before smartphones and the internet — and also cannot imagine life without them. You grew up during the web revolution.
Read the full Millennials guide →Internet Coming-of-Age Era
Born in 1987, you came of age during the early web boom — AIM, early Google, Napster, and the dawn of blogging. You were young enough to embrace it early, old enough to remember life before it.
The World in 1987
The GIF was invented — a file format older than most people who use it as a reaction.
Your birth year is just the beginning.
Take the GenVibe Test to discover your internet personality type — one of 16 unique GenVibe Types.
Take the GenVibe Test →Frequently Asked Questions
Am I really Millennial if I was born in 1987?
Based on the most commonly cited birth-year ranges, yes — people born in 1987 are generally considered Millennial. These ranges are not official — different researchers use slightly different cutoffs.