How old am I if I was born in 1960?

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How it works

  1. Set your birthday

    The calculator starts on July 1, 1960. Tap the date and set your own day and month.

  2. Read your age

    The big number is your age today, with the years, months and days just below.

  3. Look ahead

    Tap “today” to see your age on any other date, past or future.

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Your age in 2026

If you were born in 1960, you turn 66 in 2026. Until your birthday comes around, you are still 65. The calculator above starts on July 1, 1960, the middle of the year: tap the date and set your own day and month for your exact age in years, months and days.

From July 1, 1960 to July 1, 2026, 24,106 days have passed: that is 3,443 weeks.

What generation is 1960?

Pew Research Center places people born in 1960 in the Baby Boomers, which it dates from 1946 to 1964. These ranges come from American research, but the names are used the world over.

Chinese zodiac sign for 1960

The Chinese Year of the Rat (Metal Rat) began on Thursday, January 28, 1960, with the Lunar New Year. If you were born between January 1 and January 27, 1960, your sign is the Pig (Earth Pig), from the previous lunar year. From January 28 on, it is the Rat.

The animal comes back every 12 years (2008, 2020, 2032), and the same Metal Rat pairing every 60 years, next in 2020.

1960 in the calendar

  • January 1, 1960 was a Friday; July 1 was a Friday; December 31 was a Saturday.
  • 1960 was a leap year, with 366 days. February 29, 1960 was a Monday.
  • A 1960 calendar works again in 1988 and 2016: same weekdays, same number of days. In those years, every birthday falls on the same weekday as in 1960.

Social Security full retirement age

For people born in 1960, full retirement age for US Social Security benefits is 67, according to the Social Security Administration. If you were born on January 1, 1960, the rule for 1959 applies to you: 66 and 10 months. Benefits can start earlier, from 62, at a reduced rate.

The year you reach each age

AgeYear, born in 1960
101970
181978
211981
251985
301990
402000
502010
602020
652025
702030
752035
802040
902050
1002060

Neighboring years: born in 1959 and born in 1961. For any birth date, the age calculator gives your age down to the day, and the day of the week calculator tells you which weekday you were born on.

Questions

How old is someone born in 1960?

In 2026, someone born in 1960 is 65 before their birthday and 66 from their birthday on.

What generation is 1960?

Pew Research Center counts 1960 in Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964).

What Chinese zodiac sign is 1960?

The Metal Rat, from January 28, 1960. Babies born in 1960 before that date are Earth Pig, the sign of the previous lunar year.

When does someone born in 1960 turn 70?

In 2030, on their birthday.

Was 1960 a leap year?

Yes. 1960 had 366 days, and February 29, 1960 was a Monday.