2001 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 2001 are 24 or 25 years old this year and turn 25 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 2001 will belong to Generation Z. 2001 is the Year of the Metal Snake 🐍 and belongs to Generation Z.
- Age this year
- Turns 25
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐍 Metal Snake
- Generation
- 📱 Gen Z
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 2001
- Monday
- Chinese New Year
- January 24
How old is someone born in 2001?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 2001 is 24 or 25 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 2001
- 10 in 2011
- 18 in 2019
- 21 in 2022
- 30 in 2031
- 40 in 2041
- 50 in 2051
- 60 in 2061
- 70 in 2071
- 80 in 2081
- 90 in 2091
- 100 in 2101
2001 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Snake 🐍
2001 is a Metal Snake year (Yin). The 2001 Chinese zodiac year began on January 24, 2001 and ended on February 11, 2002. People born in January or early February 2001, before Chinese New Year on January 24, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Dragon.
The Snake represents wisdom and intuition. Snake-year people are described as thoughtful, graceful and private, often trusting their instincts and thinking carefully before they act.
People with the Metal element are traditionally described as determined, principled and strong-willed.
What generation is 2001?
People born in 2001 are part of Generation Z, which covers birth years 1997–2012.
Generation Z is the first generation to grow up with smartphones and social media from childhood. Pew Research Center uses 1997 as the first Gen Z birth year, while some other sources start the generation a year or two earlier.
Famous people born in 2001
- December 18, 2001American singer-songwriter (born 2001)
- September 5, 2001English footballer (born 2001)
- August 16, 2001Italian tennis player (born 2001)
- February 12, 2001Georgian footballer (born 2001)
- May 31, 2001Polish tennis player (born 2001)
- December 12, 2001French footballer (born 2001)
- January 9, 2001Brazilian association football player
- January 17, 2001Argentine footballer (born 2001)
- June 4, 2001Japanese association football player
- June 18, 2001Brazilian footballer (born 2001)
- May 3, 2001American actress (born 2001)
- February 24, 2001English association football player (born 2001)
- April 6, 2001Australian racing driver
- March 24, 2001French footballer (born 2001)
- January 9, 2001Spanish association football player
- March 10, 2001Belgian footballer (born 2001)
- October 1, 2001English association football player
- November 2, 2001Ecuatorian association football player (born 2001)
- January 5, 2001Ukrainian association football player (born 2001)
- April 29, 2001Austrian singer (born 2001)
- June 20, 2001Portuguese footballer (born 2001)
- September 19, 2001Ukrainian high jumper (born 2001)
- June 11, 2001Peruvian association football player
- July 3, 2001American footballer (born 2001)
- October 25, 2001Heir apparent to the Belgian throne
- July 10, 2001American actress and singer (born 2001)
- October 13, 2001American actor (born 2001)
- January 28, 2001Moroccan footballer (born 2001)
- June 17, 2001Dutch association football player (born 2001)
- June 20, 2001Senegalese association football player
- July 20, 2001Spanish footballer (born 2001)
- February 13, 2001Canadian actor (born 2001)
- February 19, 2001South Korean association football player (born 2001)
- May 4, 2001Spanish footballer (born 2001)
- May 22, 2001Dutch association football player (born 2001)
- June 10, 2001Saint Lucian sprinter (born 2001)
- October 14, 2001American actress (born 2001)
- December 1, 2001Only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan
- January 30, 2001English association football player (born 2001)
- September 26, 2001Brazilian association football player (born 2001)
- January 31, 2001Palestinian activist
- April 11, 2001Uruguayan association football player
- April 19, 2001Dutch footballer (born 2001)
- April 26, 2001Argentine footballer
- May 24, 2001Serbian association football player
- September 3, 2001American model and actress (born 2001)
- April 13, 2001Welsh association football player
- April 18, 2001Mexican footballer (born 2001)
- September 10, 2001Albanian-English association football player
- October 16, 2001Ecuadorian association football player
- January 4, 2001Ivorian association football player
- April 10, 2001Italian singer-songwriter
- June 26, 2001Brazilian footballer (born 2001)
- August 8, 2001German footballer
- March 3, 2001American actress (born 2001)
- April 10, 2001Israeli singer, actress, dancer, and television host
- April 19, 2001British singer-songwriter
- May 5, 2001South African soccer player
- June 9, 2001American actor
- December 17, 2001Moroccan association football player
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 2001?
Someone born in 2001 turns 25 in 2026, 30 in 2031, 40 in 2041, 50 in 2051. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 2001?
2001 is the Year of the Snake, with the Metal element (Metal Snake). The 2001 zodiac year runs from January 24, 2001 to February 11, 2002. People born in 2001 before January 24 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Dragon.
What generation is 2001?
People born in 2001 belong to Generation Z (Gen Z), which includes birth years 1997 to 2012. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 2001 a leap year?
No. 2001 is a common year with 365 days.