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Here’s how New Balance 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 New Balance Kids
Enter your child’s measurements once — we’ll size them in New Balance 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 New Balance Kids. What should you buy elsewhere?
Pick the size your child wears at New Balance 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)
| New Balance Kids | Size twinssame number fits the same | Size strangerssame number, different cut |
|---|---|---|
| 12M31.5" | Il Gufo↓ shorterGaranimals↓ shorterWalmart Wonder Nation↓ shorterGerber Childrenswear↓ shorterJacadi↓ shorterMacy's Epic Threads↓ shorter+12 more | |
| 18M34" | Il Gufo↓ shorterGaranimals↓ shorterWalmart Wonder Nation↓ shorterCarter's↓ shorterGerber Childrenswear↓ shorterHudson Baby↓ shorter+15 more | |
| 24M36" | Garanimals↓ shorterWalmart Wonder Nation↓ shorterCarter's↓ shorterHudson Baby↓ shorterLittle Planet by Carter's↓ shorterOshKosh B'gosh↓ shorter+10 more | |
| 36M (3T)38.5" | None — consistent across brands | |
| 3-4Y38.5–41" | Uniqlo Kids↑ longer | |
| 5-6Y43.5–45.5" | Uniqlo Kids↑ longer | |
| 7-8Y (XS)48–50.5" | Uniqlo Kids↑ longer | |
| 9-10Y (S)52.5–55" | None — consistent across brands | |
| 10-11Y (M)55–57.5" | None — consistent across brands | |
| 12-13Y (L)60–62" | None — consistent across brands | |
| 14-15Y (XL)64.5–65.5" | None — consistent across brands | |
| 15-16Y (2XL)65.5–66" | Adidas Kids↑ longer |
Sizes shown use New Balance 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 36M (3T), 9-10Y (S), 10-11Y (M), 12-13Y (L), 14-15Y (XL), New Balance 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 3-4Y, Uniqlo Kids cut the same number differently. Check those before you trust the label.
Bottom line: for most sizes, a New Balance 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 →
New Balance Kids makes shoes, too — see how it and every other kids’ shoe brand runs (true, big, or small) and how wide each is cut: Compare kids’ shoe sizing →
Fit & the transitions that trip parents up
New Balance Kids-specific things the size number alone won’t tell you — drawn from its own charts.
Boys and girls are charted separately
New Balance charts kids’ apparel by gender, labelled by age with an alpha size (like 10-11Y (M)). The two ladders share those labels but differ through the chest and waist.
Little apparel fit feedback — size by the chart
New Balance’s fit reputation is about its shoes — especially the wide and extra-wide footwear — not its clothing, so size the apparel to the published chart.
Specialty & inclusive fits
Which trimmer, roomier, or adaptive cuts New Balance 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 New Balance Kids’ own published chart; the notes here come from public parent discussion.
New Balance kids’ reputation is about its shoes — especially its wide and extra-wide footwear — not its clothing, which parents rarely discuss. For the apparel, size by the published chart.
Based on anecdotal discussion from multiple publicly available online sources; your experience may differ.
Should you buy New Balance Kids?
Consider it if…
- Your kid has wide or extra-wide feet — W and XW from infant to big-kid sizes, and parents of ‘hobbit feet’ kids say nothing else fits.
- Your child wears AFOs or orthotics — the XW 990 and 327 are repeatedly named as brace-friendly once the insole comes out.
- You want true-to-size online ordering — fit surveys on the toddler 327 and 530 run 90–100% true to size and width.
Think twice if…
- Your kid has narrow feet — the 990 and 530 run a little roomy for some, and there is no narrow width in kids.
- You expect every Wide to fit the same — a handful of parents got a W that was no wider than medium; check the style’s reviews.
- You’re buying the kids’ 990 expecting the adult shoe — some parents found it stiffer and less cushioned than the made-in-USA adult version.
Skip the cross-referencing — let Little & Youth do it.
Enter your child’s measurements once. We’ll show their New Balance Kids size and their size at 100+ other brands, each from that brand’s own chart.
Find my child’s size →Shop New Balance Kids ↗A few things parents ask that the chart won’t tell you
Do New Balance kids shoes run big or small?
True to size for most parents. A minority find the 990 and 530 a half size roomy and size down, particularly for narrow feet. Very few say they run small.
Which New Balance kids shoes are best for extra-wide feet?
The 990 in XW and the toddler 327 come up most — parents of very wide-footed kids and kids in AFOs say they are the only ones that work. Take the insole out for a brace.
Is the Wide width reliably wider?
Usually, but not always. A few reviewers on the Arishi and 990v4 said their Wide felt like a medium, so if width is the whole reason you’re buying, stick to a style with strong width reviews.
What measurements do I need to size New Balance Kids accurately?
New Balance Kids publishes height, 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 New Balance Kids boys’ and girls’ sizes fit the same?
From the bigger sizes up, New Balance Kids publishes separate girls’ and boys’ charts, so the same number can differ by gender. The figures on this page use New Balance Kids’ girls’/unisex chart.
Where do I buy New Balance Kids?
New Balance Kids is sold on its own site and on Amazon, so you can pick the marketplace you prefer.