昭和51年 (Showa 51) is 1976 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 51 (昭和51年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1976 in the Western calendar.
1976 is the Year of the Dragon (辰（たつ） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 丙辰.
It depends on whether they have had their birthday yet this year. The box near the top of this page calculates both possible ages automatically from today's date — the lower number is their age before their birthday, the higher number is their age after.
Showa 51 is written 昭和51年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S51 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
