Where did the title “Generation X” come from?
It comes from a Canadian writer by the name of Douglas Coupland who wrote a novel called Generation X. He’d heard his generation called “Twentysomethings,” “Thirteeners” (because they’re the thirteenth generation since the Declaration of Independence), “Post-Boomers,” and “Baby-Busters.” He didn’t like any of those titles. They were all inventions of Baby Boomers, and he, like many others, felt the Boomers had been especially judgmental of his generation.
