“Alphas” at a Glance
A rundown of temporal attributes and historical peers shared by many members of Gen AA
As part of my ongoing “Jigsaw Gens” series, I profile the various American generations (and “microgenerations”) identified by historians.
Previous seven editions:
Hemingrebels (“the Lost Generation”) at a glance
GI-Gens (“the Greatest Generation”) at a glance
Traditionalists (“the Silent Generation”) at a glance
Baby Boomers (“Leapers” or “Generation Jones”) at a glance
Generation X (“Xers” or “Catalanos”) at a glance
Generation Y (“Millennials” or “EchoGens”) at a glance
Generation Z (“Centennials” or “Zoomers”) at a glance
In This Installment…
Featured Generation: “Alphas” (aka Gen AA, Coronials, Glass Babies, Battery Babes, Digital Masters, Honey Badgers)
Who they are: The eighth identified generation, christened by Australian social researcher Mark McCrindle in a 2008 report for his consultancy firm
When they were born: Approximately between 2016 up through the present (at least until 2027)
Key Members
Entrepreneurs & “Kidfluencers”: Kyrie Prince, Oakley & Tatum Fisher, Eva Maria dos Santos, Duncan Ballinger, Janae Johnston, Alessia Francesca Saccone-Joly, Asahd Khaled, Blake Yeager, Everly Joy Lambert
Entertainers: Brice Gonzalez, Halston Owen, Levi Blaise Coleman, August Michael Peterson, Ocean PenVega, Kulture Kiari Cephus, True Thompson, Chicago West, Tiana Gia Johnson, Collette Briar Clifford
Musicians: Brigitte Xie, Miles Bonham, Stormi Webster, Zoe Erianna, Amelia Bubenik, Harry Urban, Michael Dalhover, Robbie Andrew, Leonardo Fibonacci-Patrick, Carson Fullerton
Visual Artists: Lola June, Avannah Graham, Eseniia Mikheeva, Gabrielle Tassé, Aviana Dobesh, Lilah Henshaw, Skylar Blu, Eilidh Hilditch, Amira Olosutean, Joseph Nicol
Cusp Cohort
Preceding Microgeneration: “Coronazooms” (2011–2015)
Prominent “Coronazooms”: Ryan Kaji, Blue Ivy Carter, Tyla-Simone Crayton, Maya Le Clark, Andres Valencia, Claire Crosby, Reese Herron, Bobbi Wilson, Orion Jean, Prisais Townsend, Demi Adriano, Mickey Banz, Sofia Banz, Destiny Martinez, Alma Versano, Paris Gilliam, Levi Morales, Adhip Maitra, Jackson Theron, Rudolph Ingram, Ava Foley, Diezel Ortiz, Everleigh Soutas, Harper Beckham, Super Siah, Cora Bennett, Ocean Maturo, Sienna Casas, Royalty Brown, Summer Rain Rutler, Zoey Klein, D.J. Panton, Logan Moreau, Naudia Greenawalt, Linkin Eger, Zhuri James, The Busby Quintuplets (Blayke, Ava, Olivia, Riley, & Parker), Camari “So Cool” Brady, Karnation “So Cool” Brady, Maya Maxwell, Lightcore Chase Skylander, Shawn Skylander, C.J. Lovett, Jordyn Yeager, Kane Atwood, Parker Sopo, Lorenzo Greer, Kaden Roque, Paisley McKnight, Perri LeRoy, London Shumway, Russell Franke, Evelyn Reese Harper, Sienna Fizz, Oliver Lanning, Rory Vlach, Lucas Lopez, Peyton Johnson, Tydus Talbott, Ben “Young Savage” Hampton, Solage Ortiz, Destiny Morales, Christopher Sails Jr., Mila & Emma Stauffer, Jonathan “Mini Mike” Le, Tythedancer, Ellie Ana DeLucio, Caleb Johnston, Alaïa Costa-López, Jackson Mecham, Calvin Mecham, Parker Yeager
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