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An HR Glossary for HR Terms

Glossary of Human Resources Management and Employee Benefit Terms

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Generation Y

What Is Generation Y?

Generation Y, also known as Gen Y or millennials, is the generational cohort born between 1981 and 1996. They come after Generation X and before Generation Z, which is the reason they are named Gen Y. For more information, please see our definition of “millennials”.