Size Charts For Kids - Clothing Sizes For Boys And Girls

Children are such adorable creatures, and they are a whole bundle of joy to watch grow and develop.

With their wonderful behavior comes cuteness, which is only complete with the right choice of clothing.

It is, however, never easy to make the correct choice of clothing for your child because they do not stop growing and the required size of their clothes changes as they grow.

Also, there is no uniform international standard for manufacturers of clothes to follow, which compounds the difficulties faced when shopping for clothes for children.

When it comes to choosing the right clothes for your kids, it is important to consider their height and weight instead of only banking on their age.

You should first use a measuring tape to get an accurate measurement of the child, and this should be done when they are either naked or wearing tight-fitting clothes.

After this measurement has been taken, you may refer to a size chart to know the size of clothing that corresponds with the measurement you have taken.

Clothing sizes in the United States of America (U.S.A.), the United Kingdom (U.K.), and Australia are usually based on age, while clothing sizes around the rest of Europe are based on height.

These varying clothing sizes can, however, be converted from one international standard to another.

These conversions are mere approximations that fashion companies make in order to produce clothes with the consideration of standard sizing.

In this article, I will be showing you the size charts for kids, so as to guide you appropriately, when selecting clothes for your kids.

How To Take Measurement For Kids Clothing

While you measure for kids clothing, the following measurements must be taken:

Chest: While in an upright standing position with both hands by the side, wrap the fullest part of the chest with the measuring tape. You could add an extra inch for comfort.
Waist: Wrap the measuring tape around the child’s natural waistline, which is the narrowest part of the torso
Hips: Wrap the measuring tape around the fullest part of the hips. You may add an extra inch for comfort, but it is not necessary if you are going to use a flexible clothing material.
Inseam: This is done by taking a measurement from the crotch to the ankle
Height: While the child is upright and barefooted, measure from the highest part of the head to the toes.

Children’s Clothing Sizes

In this section, I will show you the various size charts for kids. The age is used to name the different size categories of children and toddlers.

Even though the child’s height and weight account for the majority of the sizes, specific measurements like the chest, waist, and hips are necessary.

For older children, the size guide for the males is different from that of the females because of the development of distinct male or female features, respectively, as they grow.

Toddlers And Small Kids Sizing Charts

With the chart below, we get an overview of U.S. sizes for young boys and girls. The ‘T’ found accompanying the size number stands for ‘Toddler’ and in this age group, cloth sizes for male and female are the same.

Size (age)	Height (inches)	Weight (pounds)
Preemie	Up to 17	Up to 5
Newborn	17½ to 21	5½ to 7½
0 to 3 months	20½ to 23	6½ to 12
3 to 6 months	23½ to 26	12½ to 16
6 to 9 months	26½ to 21½	16½ to 19
12 months	28 to 29½	19½ to 22
18 months	30 to 31½	22½ to 26
24 months	32 to 33½	26½ to 30
2T	32 to 33½	26½ to 30
3T	34 to 37½	30½ to 34
4T	38 to 41½	34½ to 38
5T	42 to 44½	38½ to 42

Girls Sizing Charts

Clothing sizes for girls are divided into three parts: the standard sizes, the plus sizes, and the slim sizes.

1. Standard Size Girls Chart

The chart below is for girls between the ages 3 and 12 years old whose bodies fit with standard measurement sizes.

General Size	U.S Size	Height (inches)	Chest (inches)	Waist (inches)	Hips (inches)
XS	4	39 to 14½	23	21	23
XS	5	42 to 44½	24	21½	24
S	6	45 to 46½	25	22	25½
S	6X	47 to 48½	26	23	26½
M	7	49 to 50½	27	24	28
M	8	51 to 53	28	25	29½
L	10	53½ to 55	29	26	30½
L	12	55½ to 57½	30½	27	32
XL	14	58 to 60	31½	28	33
XL	16	60 to 62	33	29	34½
XXL	18	60 to 62	34	30	35½
XXL	20	60 to 62	35½	31	37

2. Plus Size Girls Chart

The chart below is for girls between the ages 3 and 12 years old whose bodies measure slightly above the standard size.

U.S Size	Height (inches)	Chest (inches)	Waist (inches)	Hips (inches)
7 Plus	49 to 50½	28	27	30½
8 Plus	51 to 53	29½	28	31½
10 Plus	53½ to 55	30½	29	33
12 Plus	55 to 57	32	30	34
14 Plus	58 to 60	33	31	35½
16 Plus	60 to 62	34½	32	36½
18 Plus	60 to 62	35½	33	37½

3. Slim Size Girls Chart

The chart below is for girls between the ages 3 and 12 years old whose bodies measure slightly below the standard size.

U.S Size	Height (inches)	Chest (inches)	Waist (inches)	Hips (inches)
7 Slim	49 to 50½	25½	22	25
8 Slim	51 to 53	26½	23	27½
10 Slim	53½ to 55	27½	24	28½
12 Slim	55 to 57½	29	25	30
14 Slim	58 to 60	30	26	31
16 Slim	60 to 62	31½	27	32½
18 Slim	60 to 62	32½	28	33½

Boys Sizing Charts

Clothing sizes for boys are also divided into three parts, the standard sizes, the plus/husky sizes, and the slim sizes.

1. Standard Size Boys Chart

The following chart is for boys aged 3 to 12 years old whose measurements fit with standard measurement sizes.

General Size	U.S Size	Age	Height (inches)	Chest (inches)	Waist (inches)	Hips (inches)
XS	4	3 to 4	39 to 41½	23	21	23
XS	5	4 to 5	42 to 44½	24	21½	24
S	6	5 to 6	45 to 47½	25	22½	26
S	7	6 to 7	48 to 49½	26	23½	26
M	8	7 to 8	50 to 52	26½	24½	27½
L	10	8 to 9	52½ to 55½	27	25½	28½
L	12	9 to 10	56 to 58	28	26½	30
XL	14		58½ to 60	29½	27½	31½
XL	16	11 to 12	61 to 64	31	29	33
XXL	18	12 to 13	64½ to 66½	32½	30	34

2. Plus/Husky Size Boys Chart

The following chart is for boys aged 3 to 12 years old whose measurements are slightly greater than standard measurement sizes.

U.S Size	Height (inches)	Chest (inches)	Waist (inches)	Hips (inches)
8 Husky	49 to 51	30	29	30½
10 Husky	51½ to 54½	30½	30	31½
12 Husky	55 to 57	31½	31	33
14 Husky	57½ to 59½	33	32	34½
16 Husky	60 to 63	34½	33½	36
18 Husky	63½	36	34½	37

3. Slim Size Boys Chart

The following chart is for boys aged 3 to 12 years old whose measurements are slightly lower than standard measurement sizes.

U.S Size	Height (inches)	Chest (inches)	Waist (inches)	Hips (inches)
8 Slim	50 to 52	25½	21½	25½
10 Slim	52½ to 55½	26½	22½	26½
12 Slim	56 to 58	27	23½	28½
14 Slim	58½ to 60½	28½	24½	30½
16 Slim	61 to 64	30	25½	32
18 Slim	64½ to 66½	32½	26½	33

Children’s Pants Size Charts

1. Boys Pants Size Chart (2 to 7 years old)

U.S Size	U.S Alpha Size	Age	Weight (pounds)	Height (inches)
2T	2T	2 Years	24 to 29	33 to 35
3T	3T	3 Years	29 to 33	35 to 38
4T	4T	4 Years	33 to 37.5	39 to 41
4	S(4)	3 to 4 years	37.5 to 42	44
5	M(5)	4 to 5 years	42 to 46	45 to 47
6	L(6)	5 to 6 years	46 to 53	48 to 49
7	XL(7)	6 to 7 years	53 to 58	50 to 52

2. Girls Pants Size Chart (2 to 7 years old)

U.S Size	U.S Alpha Size	Age	Weight (pounds)	Length (inches)
2T	2T	2 Years	24 to 29	33 to 35
3T	3T	3 Years	29 to 33	35 to 38
4T	4T	4 Years	33 to 37.5	39 to 41
4	S(4)	3 to 4 Years	37.5 to 42	42 to 44
5	M(5)	4 to 5 Years	42 to 46	45 to 47
6	L(6)	5 to 6 Years	46 to 53	48 to 49
6X	XL(6X)	6 to 7 Years	53 to 58	50 to 52

3. Boys Pants Size Chart (7 to 14 years old)

U.S Size	Age	Height (inches)	Chest (inches)	Waist (inches)	Hips (inches)
S(8)	7 to 8 Years	50 to 53	27 to 28	23 to 24	28
M(10 to 12)	8 to 9 Years	54 to 57	28.5 to 30	24 to 25	29
M(10 to 12)	10 to 11 Years	58 to 60	30 to 31	25.5 to 26.5	30
L(14 to 16)	11 to 12 Years	61 to 63	31 to 32	26.5 to 28	31 to 32
L(14 to 16)	12 to 13 Years	64 to 65	33 to 34	28 to 29	33 to 34
XL(18 to 20)	13 to 14 Years	65 to 66	34 to 35	29 to 30	34 to 35
XL(18 to 20)	14+ Years	66 to 67	35 to 36	30 to 31	35 to 36

4. Girls Pants Size Chart (7 to 14 years old)

U.S Size	Age	Height (inches)	Bust (inches)	Waist (inches)	Hips (inches)
S(7 to 8)	6 to 7 Years	51 to 52	26 to 27	22.5	28
S(7 to 8)	7 to 8 Years	53 to 54	27 to 28.5	23.5	29
M(10 to 12)	8 to 9 Years	55 to 56	28.5 to 29.5	24.5	30
M(10 to 12)	10 to 11 Years	57 to 59	30 to 31	25.5	31 to 32
L(14)	11 to 12 Years	60 to 62	31 to 32	26.5	33 to 34
XL(16)	12 to 13 Years	63 to 64	33 to 34	27.5	35 to 36

Kids Clothing Size Conversion Chart

The chart below shows the conversion of clothing sizes for kids. Note that these conversions are approximations.

U.S Size	Child’s Age	Height (inches)	Height (centimeters)	E.U Size	U.K Size
2T	2	36 to 38	92 to 98	92 to 98	2 to 3
3T to 4T	3 to 4	38 to 41	98 to 104	98 to 104	3 to 4
5	4 to 5	41 to 43	104 to 110	104 to 110	4 to 5
6	5 to 6	43 to 46	110 to 116	110 to 116	5 to 6
6X to 7	6 to 7	46 to 48	116 to 122	116 to 122	6 to 7
7 to 8	7 to 8	48 to 59	122 to 128	122 to 128	7 to 8
9 to 10	8 to 9	50 to 53	128 to 134	128 to 134	8 to 9
10	9 to 10	53 to 55	134 to 140	134 to 140	9 to 10
11	10 to 11	55 to 57	140 to 146	140 to 146	10 to 11
14	11 to 12	57 to 60	146 to 152	146 to 152	11 to 12

Tips for finding the Perfect Fit for kids

Having your boy try on each and every article of clothing is the biggest and best method to get the correct size for him. Because each manufacturer has its own sizing criteria, there will be significant differences in size from one to the next. Examine the sizing standards for the particular brands you buy to acquire the perfect fit for your boy. To make shopping more convenient, note the brands and labels your kid likes to wear so you can go shopping without him and not stress about the size issue.

Take into account that kid’s sizes are designed for growth. When trying on isn’t a possibility, take accurate measurements of your child and start comparing them to the retailer’s size chart. If you’re unsure about your size, go for the larger option; most boys prefer loose-fitting clothes.

Choosing the Correct Size

Kids will feel most at ease and comfortable in clothes that are tailored to their bone structure and interests. You can make the ultimate selections in boys’ apparel, from classroom fashions to leisure and sporting wear, if you know clothing sizes.

It can require time and effort to discover the right fit for your child because there are so many complexities to children’s clothing sizes. Sizing charts and understanding your child’s measurements before going shopping will be helpful. It will be a lot simple to shop for your children after you’ve determined that, regardless of which label you’re shopping for.

That’s all on the size charts for kids. I hope you find this article on size charts for kids helpful?

Size Charts For Kids – Clothing Sizes For Boys And Girls