Born: 1946 - 1964
Ages 61-79 in 2025
Baby Boomers include anyone born between 1946 and 1964. This makes Baby Boomers currently between 61 and 79 years old in 2025. The name comes from the dramatic increase in birth rates following World War II, when returning soldiers started families during a period of unprecedented economic prosperity.
Baby Boomers are known for their dedication to work and belief in paying your dues. They value face time at the office, climbing the corporate ladder, and loyalty to employers. Many Boomers worked for the same company for decades, something unheard of in younger generations. They believe hard work and dedication lead to success and financial security.
Growing up during post-war prosperity, Boomers developed an optimistic worldview. They believed they could change the world and drove major social movements in the 1960s and 70s including civil rights, feminism, and environmentalism. This generation coined phrases like peace and love and questioned authority while pursuing idealistic goals.
As the largest generation in history, Boomers competed for everything: jobs, college spots, housing, and promotions. This created a highly competitive, achievement-oriented mindset. They measure success through career titles, home ownership, and material possessions. The phrase keeping up with the Joneses originated from Boomer culture.
Baby Boomers prefer phone calls and face-to-face meetings over texting or email. They value personal relationships built through direct interaction. While many have adapted to technology, they did not grow up with it and often prefer traditional methods of communication and doing business.
Baby Boomers shaped modern corporate culture and still hold many leadership positions:
Baby Boomers witnessed massive technological change throughout their lives. They adapted from rotary phones to smartphones, from typewriters to computers, from vinyl records to streaming music. While not digital natives, many Boomers have successfully learned technology out of necessity. They prefer technology that solves practical problems and are less interested in technology for its own sake.
They are called Baby Boomers because of the dramatic boom or spike in birth rates after World War II. Returning soldiers started families, leading to 76 million births in the United States between 1946 and 1964.
Generation X comes after Baby Boomers. Gen X includes anyone born between 1965 and 1980.
Yes, if you were born in 1960, you are a Baby Boomer, toward the latter part of the generation sometimes called Generation Jones.
OK Boomer became a viral phrase used by younger generations to dismiss or mock outdated attitudes attributed to Baby Boomers. It reflects generational tensions around technology, climate change, economics, and social values.