Your age in 2026
If you were born in 1988, you turn 38 in 2026. Until your birthday comes around, you are still 37. The calculator above starts on July 1, 1988, 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, 1988 to July 1, 2026, 13,879 days have passed: that is 1,982 weeks.
What generation is 1988?
Pew Research Center places people born in 1988 in the Millennials (Generation Y), which it dates from 1981 to 1996. These ranges come from American research, but the names are used the world over.
Chinese zodiac sign for 1988
The Chinese Year of the Dragon (Earth Dragon) began on Wednesday, February 17, 1988, with the Lunar New Year. If you were born between January 1 and February 16, 1988, your sign is the Rabbit (Fire Rabbit), from the previous lunar year. From February 17 on, it is the Dragon.
The animal comes back every 12 years (2012, 2024, 2036), and the same Earth Dragon pairing every 60 years, next in 2048.
1988 in the calendar
- January 1, 1988 was a Friday; July 1 was a Friday; December 31 was a Saturday.
- 1988 was a leap year, with 366 days. February 29, 1988 was a Monday.
- A 1988 calendar works again in 2016 and 2044: same weekdays, same number of days. In those years, every birthday falls on the same weekday as in 1988.
Social Security full retirement age
For people born in 1988, full retirement age for US Social Security benefits is 67, according to the Social Security Administration. Benefits can start earlier, from 62, at a reduced rate.
The year you reach each age
| Age | Year, born in 1988 |
|---|---|
| 10 | 1998 |
| 18 | 2006 |
| 21 | 2009 |
| 25 | 2013 |
| 30 | 2018 |
| 40 | 2028 |
| 50 | 2038 |
| 60 | 2048 |
| 65 | 2053 |
| 70 | 2058 |
| 75 | 2063 |
| 80 | 2068 |
| 90 | 2078 |
| 100 | 2088 |
Neighboring years: born in 1987 and born in 1989. 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.