My New Opinions On Every Gen Z Birth Year!

So, after again with some hard pondering I actually think I will change my opinion again on how I'd label Gen Z birth years! I've posted my opinions before, but they've changed so this is my official new update on my opinion on how I'd label every Gen Z birth year! Thoughts?:

1995 - Late Millennials/Zillennials

1996 - Late Millennials/Zillennials

1997 - Zillennials (leaning Millennial)

1998 - Zillennials (leaning Gen Z)

1999 - Zillennials/Early Gen Z

2000 - Zillennials/Early Gen Z

2001 - Early Gen Z

2002 - Early Gen Z (with some Core influence)

2003 - Early/Core Gen Z

2004 - Core Gen Z (with some Early influence)

2005 - Core Gen Z

2006 - Core Gen Z

2007 - Core Gen Z

2008 - Core/Late Gen Z (leaning Core)

2009 - Core/Late Gen Z (leaning Late)

2010 - Late Gen Z

2011 - Late Gen Z (or possibly the very first Zalphas)

2012 - Late Gen Z/Zalphas

2013 - Zalphas (leaning Gen Z)

2014 - Zalphas

2015 - Zalphas (leaning Gen Alpha)

2016 - Zalphas/Early Gen Alpha

2017 - Early Gen Alpha (or possibly the very last Zalphas, but too early to tell ATM)

What changed

I'll also be adding what changed in my opinions & will explain more in depth here! So first things first, I used to see 2002 & 2003 as both the main Early/Core Zers. With 2002 leaning more Early & 2003 leaning more Core, but now I think 2002 HEAVILY leans way more Early Gen Z now. I realized with my range they're born pretty early in the generation, almost too much so to be considered Early/Core Gen Z, but considering the significant amount of firsts they have, I will ALWAYS see them as the very first birth year with any Core Z influences at all. Meanwhile, now I think 2003 does not lean more Core, I officially now see 2003 as being perfectly 50/50 with both Early & Core Gen Z! This would also mean I think 2004 has more significant Early Gen Z influence then what I previously thought of them having before.

I also FULLY see 2005-2007 being the absolute pure just Core Gen Z with little to no influences with Early or Late & with 2006 being the absolute Quintessential Zoomers. I can still actually see 2005 borns having the very last hint of Early influences since one big last they have are them entering highschool Pre-COVID. Moreso, I see them as the last safe First-Wave Gen Z. Same in vice versa with 2007 as the first safe Second-Wave Gen Z, considering they have a pretty noticeable amount of firsts.

& Yes, I now see 2009 borns being Core/Late Gen Z, despite the amount of firsts they have, some of their lasts are overlooked & significant enough for me to actually label them as Core/Late Gen Z, but their firsts are too significant for them to lean Core, so they're the first to lean more Late. & Yes I now see 2008 borns as more Core than Late Gen Z now, when I used to see them as 50/50 with both Core & Late Gen Z. 2008 I realized has so many lasts, as well as another new last they have for being in highschool under Biden for most of their highschool experience. Just a tad bit of their firsts is significant enough for them to technically be labeled as the first Core/Late Z birth year.

I also now see 2011 borns as just almost pure Late Z now, however this one is also kinda still on the fence since they actually have SOME pretty significant firsts, so they're still the oldest possible Zalphas, but their traits for being a cusper is still pretty small. I now see 2013 borns as slightly leaning more Gen Z then before when I used to see them as the perfect 50/50 cuspers. 2013 borns have actually gained a few more lasts now & that's why I see them as leaning more Gen Z. 2014 borns are now in my opinion, the new 50/50 Zalpha cuspers! Yes, they do have that big last for starting their education Pre-COVID, but they've also actually gained some new firsts.