Carter's Baby Size Chart — Fit by Weight & Height
Carter's's published baby-clothing size chart, size by size — the weight and height each label covers, plus how Carter's compares to 30 other brands. Based on Carter's's own published chart (retrieved 2026-09-02); we compare brands' published charts and do not handle or test any garment.
Carter's's published sizes land within about 0.3 lb of the 30-brand median — close to a typical chart, so buy your baby's usual size.
Carter's baby size chart (weight & height)
| Size | Fits weight | Height | 30-brand median | Carter's vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UP5LB | —–5 lb | —–17 in | — | — |
| PRE | —–6 lb | —–18 in | 5.5 lb | +0.5 lb |
| NB | 6–9 lb | 18–21.5 in | 8 lb | +1 lb |
| 3M | 9–12.5 lb | 21.5–24 in | 12 lb | +0.5 lb |
| 6M | 12.5–17 lb | 24–27 in | 17 lb | 0 |
| 9M | 17–21 lb | 27–28.5 in | 20 lb | +1 lb |
| 12M | 21–25 lb | 28.5–30 in | 24 lb | +1 lb |
| 18M | 25–28 lb | 30–32 in | 27 lb | +1 lb |
| 24M | 28–30 lb | 32–34 in | 30 lb | 0 |
| 2T | 29–31 lb | 35–36.5 in | 31 lb | 0 |
| 3T | 31–33 lb | 36.5–39 in | 34 lb | -1 lb |
| 4T | 33–37.5 lb | 39–41.5 in | 38 lb | -0.5 lb |
| 5T | 37.5–42 lb | 41.5–44 in | 42 lb | 0 |
Read the “vs median” column to see where Carter's differs: a positive number means that size covers heavier babies than the typical brand (runs bigger on paper); negative means smaller.
How we built this
There is no US standard for baby-clothing sizes, so the same label fits different weights at different brands. This page reproduces Carter's's own published size chart and compares each size to the median of 30 brands from our Baby Clothing Size Index 2026. Figures are from Carter's's published chart (retrieved 2026-09-02); we compare published charts only and never claim to have measured or tested a garment. For clothing fit only — not a guide to how much a baby should weigh.