Both Gen Y and Millennials were the generation after Gen X, but different analysts placed the cutoff at different points and around different events. The people who coined the phrase 'millennial' thought that generation started in '82 and ended in '02 while the people who came up with the name Gen Y were, if I recall correctly, placing the cutoffs at '78 and '98 (or thereabouts).
'Millennial' seems to have been the catchier name, so it stuck around more - I think most people who are Millennial or Gen Y are also the other.
Ended in '00 you mean? But earlier comments allude to whether the person remembers 9/11 or is aware at the turn of the millenium. So that probably results in a range from '82 to '96.
'Millennial' seems to have been the catchier name, so it stuck around more - I think most people who are Millennial or Gen Y are also the other.