2004 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 2004 are 21 or 22 years old this year and turn 22 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 2004 will belong to Generation Z. 2004 is the Year of the Wood Monkey 🐒 and belongs to Generation Z.
- Age this year
- Turns 22
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐒 Wood Monkey
- Generation
- 📱 Gen Z
- Leap year
- Yes (366 days)
- Jan 1, 2004
- Thursday
- Chinese New Year
- January 22
How old is someone born in 2004?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 2004 is 21 or 22 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 2004
- 10 in 2014
- 18 in 2022
- 21 in 2025
- 30 in 2034
- 40 in 2044
- 50 in 2054
- 60 in 2064
- 70 in 2074
- 80 in 2084
- 90 in 2094
- 100 in 2104
2004 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Monkey 🐒
2004 is a Wood Monkey year (Yang). The 2004 Chinese zodiac year began on January 22, 2004 and ended on February 8, 2005. People born in January or early February 2004, before Chinese New Year on January 22, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Goat.
The Monkey is linked with intelligence, humour and curiosity. Monkey-year people are traditionally described as witty, inventive and full of ideas, often the life of the party.
People with the Wood element are traditionally described as generous, cooperative and growth-minded.
What generation is 2004?
People born in 2004 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 2004
- February 19, 2004English actress (born 2004)
- August 5, 2004Spanish association football player
- October 3, 2004American and Canadian actor (born 2004)
- January 21, 2004Crown Princess of Norway
- May 1, 2004American social media personality (born 2004)
- March 13, 2004US American tennis player (born 2004)
- September 27, 2004Portuguese footballer (born 2004)
- July 1, 2004Spanish-Argentine association football player
- February 29, 2004Uzbek association football player
- September 8, 2004Argentine-Spanish footballer (born 2004)
- January 4, 2004French basketball player (born 2004)
- January 10, 2004American actress
- November 20, 2004German association football player (born 2004)
- January 23, 2004Paraguayan association football player
- May 3, 2004German footballer (born 2004)
- September 28, 2004French-Algerian racing driver
- March 8, 2004British actor (born 2004)
- June 1, 2004Norwegian footballer (born 2004)
- November 17, 2004Czech tennis player (born 2004)
- September 15, 2004Romanian swimmer
- September 18, 2004Uzbek chess grandmaster (born 2004)
- January 6, 2004Belgian association football player
- April 2, 2004Australian swimmer
- July 23, 2004Argentine asociation football player
- October 14, 2004Brazilian racing driver
- November 21, 2004English footballer (born 2004)
- January 15, 2004American singer-songwriter
- August 31, 2004South Korean singer (born 2004)
- October 26, 2004Danish association football player (born 2004)
- January 3, 2004Senegalese footballer (born 2004)
- May 3, 2004Brazilian footballer (born 2004)
- May 5, 2004Spanish association football player
- May 10, 2004Moroccan association football player
- August 8, 2004English footballer (born 2004)
- February 6, 2004English footballer (born 2004)
- March 8, 2004Ghanaian association football player
- April 10, 2004Brazilian association football player
- August 4, 2004Chinese swimmer
- December 2, 2004French footballer (born 2004)
- April 12, 2004South Korean archer
- June 27, 2004Spanish footballer (born 2004)
- August 1, 2004Kenyan middle-distance runner
- August 6, 2004Belgian association football player (born 2004)
- October 19, 2004Irish association football player (born 2004)
- October 22, 2004Spanish association football player
- January 3, 2004Cameroonian association football player (born 2004)
- March 24, 2004Spanish association football player
- June 23, 2004Russian figure skater (born 2004)
- August 9, 2004American soccer player
- November 18, 2004Argentine-Spanish-Mexican association football player
- February 3, 2004Curaçaoan footballer
- March 28, 2004Russian figure skater (born 2004)
- April 2, 2004Russian tennis player
- December 17, 2004Congolese footballer
- December 28, 2004Senegalese footballer (born 2004)
- March 26, 2004French footballer (born 2004)
- May 12, 2004Mexican footballer (born 2004)
- August 29, 2004Canadian soccer player
- April 16, 2004Moroccan association football player
- June 25, 2004Kazakhstani figure skater
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 2004?
Someone born in 2004 turns 22 in 2026, 30 in 2034, 40 in 2044, 50 in 2054. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 2004?
2004 is the Year of the Monkey, with the Wood element (Wood Monkey). The 2004 zodiac year runs from January 22, 2004 to February 8, 2005. People born in 2004 before January 22 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Goat.
What generation is 2004?
People born in 2004 belong to Generation Z (Gen Z), which includes birth years 1997 to 2012. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 2004 a leap year?
Yes. 2004 is a leap year with 366 days, including February 29.