American Dress Sizes

If you are planning to go on a trip to the US and would want to shop for some American-made clothes, it would help to know basic sizes that American dresses come in.

American Dress Sizes for Kids

Newborn and Infant

– 4 up to 8 pounds and 17 up to 18 inches long: Size: Newborn

– 9 up to 11 pounds and 19 up to 23 inches long: Size: 3 Months

– 12 up to 15 pounds and 24 up to 26 inches long: Size: 6 Months

– 16 up to 18 pounds and 27 up to 28 inches long: Size: 9 Months

– 19 up to 20 pounds and 29 up to 30 inches long: Size: 12 Months

– 21 up to 23 pounds and 31 up to 32 inches long: Size: 18 Months

– 24 up to 28 pounds and 33 up to 35 inches long: Size: 24 Months

Toddlers

These are general sizes for children two years up to six years of age.

– 24 up to 28 pounds and 33 up to 35 inches long: Size: 2T

– 29 up to 32 pounds and 36 up to 38 inches long: Size: 3T

– 33 up to 36 pounds and 39 up to 41 inches long: Size: 4T

– 37 up to 41 pounds and 42 up to 44 inches long: Size: 4

– 42 up to 46 pounds and 45 up to 47 inches long: Size: 5

– 47 up to 53 pounds and 48 up to 49 inches long: Size: 6

– 54 up to 58 pounds and 50 up to 51 inches long: Size: 6X

Girls

These sizes are for girls aged seven years up to fourteen years old. For these sizes; height, bust and waist measurements are taken into consideration.

– 51 up to 52 inches high with a bust line of 26.5 and waist line of 23: Size: 7

– 53 up to 54 inches high with a bust line of 27.5 and waist line of 23.5: Size: 8

– 55 up to 57 inches high with a bust line of 29 and waist line of 24.5: Size: 10

– 58 up to 59 inches high with a bust line of 30.5 and waist line of 25.5: Size: 12

– 60 up to 62 inches high with a bust line of 32 and waist line of 26.5: Size: 14

– 63 up to 65 inches high with a bust line of 33.5 and waist line of 27.5: Size: 16

Boys

For boys’ sizes, measurements of their height, chest and waist are taken into consideration.

– 50 up to 53 inches high with a chest size of 27 and waist line of 23.5: Size: 8

– 54 up to 57 inches high with a chest size of 28.5 and waist line of 25: Size: 10

– 58 up to 60 inches high with a chest size of 30 and waist line of 26: Size: 12

– 61 up to 63 inches high with a chest size of 32 and waist line of 27: Size: 14

– 64 up to 65 inches high with a chest size of 33.5 and waist line of 28: Size: 16

– 65 up to 66 inches high with a chest size of 35 and waist line of 29: Size: 18

Note: For girls’ bust and waist lines, measurements are in inches. Boys’ chest and waist measurements are likewise in inches.