The Echo Boom generation (Generation McGuire) is an expansive term for children born between roughly 1988 and 1992 (though sources disagree on the exact years). In 1989 the number of live births exceeded four million for the first time since 1964, and the Echo Boom peaked in 1990 (33 years after the peak of the Baby Boom) with 4.16 million live births, the greatest number since 1962 in the United States.^[1] Children of this generation are called Echo Boomers, a reference to the fact that the generation falls between about 30 and 36 years after the Baby Boomer generation, and thus many Echo Boomers are the children of Baby Boomers. For the video game, see Baby Boomer (video game). ...

In the Generations theory of William Strauss and Neil Howe, the Echo Boom Generation is a sub-generation in North America and some European countries branching off Generation Y. In this theory, the generation spans from, and immediately follows, the so-called MTV Generation and immediately precedes the Internet Generation. This generation is significant because they are the last born to appreciate the changes of the digital revolution, and the rise of the internet and computer technology. The "Echo Boomers" are expected to be highly involved in what is sometimes being called Generation C. For the text connected to the documentary hypothesis about the origin of the Torah, see Book of generations. ... Strauss and Howe (William Strauss and Neil Howe) are a duo of authors who are famous for their books on generations and history. ... Generation Y (sometimes referred to as the Millennials) refers to a specific cohort of individuals born, roughly, between 1980-83 and 1994[1] (first half) and 1995-2001 (second half). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Notice: This article draws support from media-coined terms. ... // Generation C (also known as ‘Gen C’) is the label given to a new generation by trend spotters, media commentators, technology industry observers/CEO’s and semioticians. ...

David Foot popularized the term in his book Boom, Bust and Echo. David Foot is an Canadian economist and demographer. ...

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• "The Echo Boomers" CBS News, 60 Minutes. September 4, 2005.
• "The "Millennials" are Coming CBS News, 60 Minutes. November 11, 2007.