Claim: Daniela Hantuchová is a millennial.

Millennials -LRB- also known as Generation Y -RRB- are the demographic cohort following Generation X . There are no precise dates for when this cohort starts or ends ; demographers and researchers typically use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years . Millennials , who are generally the children of baby boomers and older Gen Xers , are sometimes referred to as `` Echo Boomers '' due to a major surge in birth rates in the 1980s and 1990s . The 20th-century trend toward smaller families in developed countries continued , however , so the relative impact of the `` baby boom echo '' was generally less pronounced than the original post -- World War II boom .   Millennial characteristics vary by region , depending on social and economic conditions . However , the generation is generally marked by an increased use and familiarity with communications , media , and digital technologies . In most parts of the world , their upbringing was marked by an increase in a liberal approach to politics and economics ; the effects of this environment are disputed . The Great Recession has had a major impact on this generation because it has caused historically high levels of unemployment among young people , and has led to speculation about possible long-term economic and social damage to this generation .