Just one minute after midnight on Jan. 1, as Times Square revelers danced under a shimmering ball, a couple from Crown Heights welcomed twin daughters into the world at a Brooklyn hospital. Sarai and ...

Thinking in terms of "generations" is a kind of shortcut to help us understand social and economic differences in age cohorts over time. Sometimes, though, it contributes to sloppy analysis or ...

Have you ever wondered how each generation got its name? A "generation" usually refers to a group of people born around the same time, within a 15-20 year span. These people share similar experiences, ...

Gen Alpha speaks in confusing slang, according to millennials. Millennials are now hopping aboard cruises, which were formerly prized by baby boomers. Baby boomers have a reputation for being out of ...

Every generation has a unique set of names that defines it. For the baby boomers, it was Linda and Robert. For Generation X, it was Jennifer and Michael. But for millennials, the generation born ...

With the start of a new year on Jan. 1, 2025, comes the emergence of a new generation. 2025 marks the end of Generation Alpha and the start of Generation Beta, a cohort that will include all ...

Where were you when the space shuttle Challenger exploded? The answer to that question is just one example of how generations identify with a shared experience. Baby boomers may have watched from a ...

When The New York Times asked readers to suggest new names for the generation after millennials, we received thousands of replies, both from those we had called on (22 and under) and those we hadn’t ...