Baby Growth Chart

Children come in all shapes and sizes, and all babies grow at their own pace.

Baby growth charts are important tools healthcare providers use to check your little one’s overall health. The charts are used to assess how your baby is growing compared with other children of the same age and gender and to see how your child is developing over time. 

It's helpful to know that these charts offer pieces of information that your doctor can assess in the context of other developmental milestones, the size of the people in your family, and other factors.

Baby’s height and weight chart percentile reflect how she compares with average babies— lower numbers mean she’s on the smaller or lighter side, and higher numbers mean she’s on the taller or heavier side. So if there are 100 babies and your child lands in the 40th percentile for height, that means that 39 babies are smaller and 59 babies are bigger. But keep in mind, it’s not a contest. Bigger isn’t better and smaller isn’t better. Instead, baby’s growth will reflect your own family’s stature and how much baby is eating—and it’s more about the amount than whether baby is getting breastmilk or formula.