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How old am I if I was born in 1940?
Born in 1940? You are 85 or 86 years old.
Both possible ages for a 1940 birth year, plus an exact calculator.
You are 86 if your birthday has already happened in 2026, and 85 if it has not. Use the full calculator for an exact age from your date of birth.
Common questions
Why are there two possible ages?
A birth year alone does not say whether the birthday has happened yet this year, so the answer is always one of two ages until you give the full date.
What generation is someone born in 1940?
Generations are defined by rough year ranges rather than exact cut-offs, so people born near a boundary are often described as belonging to either one.