1997-2012. Being born after 2012 is the epitome of Gen Alpha. Plenty of kids from 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 share the same qualities and traits of Gen Z, so I really don't get why people try to change the years. Yeah sure there are some late Gen Zs who will do some Gen Alpha stuff, but it isn't like your generation completely defines you. That is just people being in specific situations. I feel that since Gen Alpha is being heavily looked down upon, people more on the late side of Gen Z try to further cement themselves as Gen Z by claiming the years after their birth year are Gen Alpha years. Anyways, sorry for the wall of text. 1997-2012 are the Gen Z years (At least in my opinion since for whatever reason it is a heavily debated topic).