Being born in 1996 puts you in this weird in-between space

Too young to be a full-on '90s kid, but also not quite Gen Z. The pre-1995 crowd still had a lot of analog childhood experiences (VHS tapes, landlines, dial-up internet), whereas post-1997 kids were fully immersed in the digital world with social media, smartphones, and high-speed internet from an early age.

It's like the difference between growing up with AIM and Messenger versus Snapchat and TikTok.

1996 also seems like a "lost-year" in terms of well-known celebrities or athletes. There are tons from 1995 and 1997, but 1996 doesn't have as many obvious names that come to mind.

Josh Allen and Joe Burrow are born in 1996.

some celebrities born in 1996 are in the link below, i guess if you ignore all of those then sure, no one notable was born that year

https://www.famousbirthdays.com/year/1996.html

I was born in 87 and I certainly dont consider myself an 80s kid. Im definitely a 90s kid.

Not really. They're pretty much zellenials. but definitely closer to z than m