  urlLink The Word Spy - 13th generation 13th generation n. The generation born between 1961 and 1981, so-called because they are identified as the 13th generation since the founding of the United States This demographic label was coined by William Strauss and Neil Howe in their book Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069. Here are their generations: Awakening 1701-1723 Liberty 1724-1741 Republican 1742-1766 Compromise 1767-1791 Transcendental 1792-1821 Gilded 1822-1842 Progressive 1843-1859 Missionary 1860-1882 Lost 1883-1900 G.I. 1901-1924 Silent 1925-1942 Boom 1943-1960 Thirteenth 1961-1981 Millennial 1982- 
