# Generation Y

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s following Generation X.

## Etymology
Using Y as the letter that follows X, as in Generation X.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/generation-y