Converse Kids
Here’s how Converse Kids fits your child compared to other brands you might be considering, so you know before it’s in your cart.
Find your child’s size in Converse Kids
Enter your child’s measurements once — we’ll size them in Converse Kids and at 100+ other brands, each from that brand’s own published chart. Height and weight are required; add chest, waist, hips and inseam to sharpen the fit.
Your child wears one size in Converse Kids. What should you buy elsewhere?
Pick the size your child wears at Converse Kids to see which brands have the same label and measurements (twins) and which run shorter or longer (strangers) — based on each brand’s own chart.
Show the full cross-brand table (every size)
Sizes shown use Converse Kids’ girls’/unisex chart where the brand splits by gender; boys’ sizes at the same number can run slightly taller.
In short
Where the number just works. At 0 Months, 3T, Converse Kids lines up with every brand we track — the size carries straight over.
Where labels drift. The exceptions are the “strangers” above — e.g. at size 6, Brooks Brothers Kids, Polo Ralph Lauren Kids, Fabletics cut the same number differently. Check those before you trust the label.
Bottom line: for most sizes, a Converse Kids number is a safe bet elsewhere — measure once, then double-check only the handful of “stranger” brands above.
Curious about a size that isn’t your child’s here? Every size, compared across every brand, lives here: Browse all size comparisons →
Fit & the transitions that trip parents up
Converse Kids-specific things the size number alone won’t tell you — drawn from its own charts.
Unisex until the big-kid sizes
Baby through little-kid is one unisex ladder (0M up to 6x/7); the split into separate boys’ and girls’ charts starts at girls’ 7 and boys’ 8.
Little apparel fit feedback — size by the chart
Converse kids’ fit talk is overwhelmingly about the Chuck Taylor shoes, not the clothing, so size the apparel to the published chart.
Specialty & inclusive fits
Which trimmer, roomier, or adaptive cuts Converse Kids publishes alongside its standard sizes.
What shoppers say about the fit
Community consensus
Shopper opinion · not Little & Youth’s measurementThis is what parents report anecdotally — crowd sentiment, not a Little & Youth determination. Our sizing above is computed from Converse Kids’ own published chart; the notes here come from public parent discussion.
Converse kids’ fit discussion is overwhelmingly about the Chuck Taylor shoes, not the clothing. The Chucks tend to run big; that is a footwear finding. For the apparel there is no clear consensus, so size by the published chart.
Based on anecdotal discussion from multiple publicly available online sources; your experience may differ.
Should you buy Converse Kids?
Consider it if…
- You want the Chuck Taylor look for a kid — that is what the line is, and parents keep rebuying them in every colour; see the Chuck Taylor listing for sizing.
- You want a velcro or Easy-On version of the classic — the 2V and Easy-On styles are what parents of squirmy toddlers wish they had bought first.
- You are a small-footed adult shopping kids’ prices — Converse fans on Reddit routinely buy big-kid sizes (big kid 4 ≈ women’s 6) for the discount.
Think twice if…
- You are buying a non-Chuck style sight unseen — Pro Blaze, Run Star, Sport Casual and the like have almost no parent reviews, and fit notes vary model to model.
- You are applying the Chuck ‘size down’ rule to everything — Converse marks newer trainers and platforms true to size, and one Cruise reviewer found it a full size small.
- You want real athletic support — even the trainer-styled kids’ models are flat-soled fashion sneakers in parents’ descriptions, not running shoes.
Skip the cross-referencing — let Little & Youth do it.
Enter your child’s measurements once. We’ll show their Converse Kids size and their size at 100+ other brands, each from that brand’s own chart.
Find my child’s size →Shop Converse Kids ↗A few things parents ask that the chart won’t tell you
Do Converse kids shoes run big or small?
It depends on the model. The Chuck Taylor All Star — which is nearly everything parents actually buy — runs a half to a full size big, and parents order down. For the newer non-Chuck styles there is too little parent feedback to say; Converse prints a fit note on each product page (‘runs large’ vs ‘true to size’) and Reddit regulars say those notes have been reliable for them.
Is a big-kid Converse size the same as a women’s size?
Big-kid sizes follow men’s numbering, so add roughly 1.5–2 for women’s: a big kid 4 is about a women’s 6 and a big kid 5 about a 6.5–7. Converse’s own converter says 4Y = 6W. The inside tongue label gives the length in centimetres if you want to compare exactly.
Which Converse kids styles are easiest to get on a toddler?
Parents point to the 2V (two velcro straps) and the Easy-On models over the lace-up Core Chucks, which several describe as slow and fiddly on a wriggling toddler. Slip-on styles like the Sport Casual Easy-On have a single Zappos review so far — true to size — so there is little to go on beyond that.
What measurements do I need to size Converse Kids accurately?
Converse Kids publishes height, weight, chest, waist, hip in its size chart. Height is the primary driver, and the chest/waist figures let you confirm body fit for a child between sizes.
Do Converse Kids boys’ and girls’ sizes fit the same?
From the bigger sizes up, Converse Kids publishes separate girls’ and boys’ charts, so the same number can differ by gender. The figures on this page use Converse Kids’ girls’/unisex chart.
Where do I buy Converse Kids?
Converse Kids is sold on its own site and on Amazon, so you can pick the marketplace you prefer.