Puma Kids
Here’s how Puma 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 Puma Kids
Enter your child’s measurements once — we’ll size them in Puma 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 Puma Kids. What should you buy elsewhere?
Pick the size your child wears at Puma 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 Puma Kids’ girls’/unisex chart where the brand splits by gender; boys’ sizes at the same number can run slightly taller.
In short
Where labels drift. The exceptions are the “strangers” above — e.g. at size 4T, Tommy Hilfiger Kids, Kyte Baby, Magnetic Me cut the same number differently. Check those before you trust the label.
Bottom line: for most sizes, a Puma 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 →
Puma 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
Puma Kids-specific things the size number alone won’t tell you — drawn from its own charts.
Boys and girls are charted separately
Puma charts kids’ apparel by gender — numeric through the smaller sizes (0/3M up to 6), then alpha, XS through XL.
Little apparel fit feedback — size by the chart
Puma kids’ fit discussion is almost all about the shoes, so size the apparel to the published chart; the shoe fit is covered separately.
Specialty & inclusive fits
Which trimmer, roomier, or adaptive cuts Puma 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 Puma Kids’ own published chart; the notes here come from public parent discussion.
Puma kids’ fit talk is almost all about the shoes. The suede lifestyle styles run a touch small and narrow, which is a footwear finding. For the apparel there is no clear crowd verdict, so size by the published chart.
Based on anecdotal discussion from multiple publicly available online sources; your experience may differ.
Should you buy Puma Kids?
Consider it if…
- Your kid has narrow or average feet — the slim Palermo and Roma are the styles narrow-footed wearers say finally fit close without slipping.
- You want a school shoe that survives a year — parents of rough-on-shoes kids report ST Runners and Easy Riders lasting a full school year of daily wear.
- You want velcro that holds — the hook-and-loop ST Runner and Rebound are praised for strong straps kids can manage alone.
Think twice if…
- Your kid has wide feet and you want the Palermo or Roma — those are the snug, slim-framed styles; parents say size up or pick the roomier ST Runner/Rebound.
- You are ordering suede styles in the exact measured size — the ‘runs a half size short’ reports cluster there, so leave growth room.
- You need wipe-clean uppers — the mesh and suede styles hold dirt from day one, per a couple of frustrated Zappos parents.
Skip the cross-referencing — let Little & Youth do it.
Enter your child’s measurements once. We’ll show their Puma Kids size and their size at 100+ other brands, each from that brand’s own chart.
Find my child’s size →Shop Puma Kids ↗A few things parents ask that the chart won’t tell you
Do Puma kids shoes run small?
A little, on the lifestyle styles. Most parents say true to size, but the reports that miss are almost all ‘short’ or ‘narrow’ — on the Easy Rider, Palermo and ST Runner — and Roma and Palermo buyers commonly recommend sizing up, especially for a wide foot. The velcro runners (ST Runner, Rebound) fit roomier; parents of wide, flat-footed toddlers report those fitting perfectly.
Is the Puma Palermo good for kids with wide feet?
Not really. Big-kid buyers describe it as slim and small-framed compared with an adidas Samba, which is why narrow-footed wearers love it; several say to size up if the foot is wide. For a wide foot, parents point to the ST Runner or Rebound styles instead.
Can a small-footed adult wear Puma big-kid sizes?
Yes — big-kid sizes run on men’s numbering, and women who wear a 6–6.5 report a big kid 4.5–5 Palermo fitting perfectly, with the slim last suiting narrow feet. Those with wider feet or swelling sized up a half.
What measurements do I need to size Puma Kids accurately?
Puma 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 Puma Kids boys’ and girls’ sizes fit the same?
From the bigger sizes up, Puma Kids publishes separate girls’ and boys’ charts, so the same number can differ by gender. The figures on this page use Puma Kids’ girls’/unisex chart.
Where do I buy Puma Kids?
Puma Kids is sold on its own site and on Amazon, so you can pick the marketplace you prefer.