Growth & adult height

How are they growing?

Enter your child's measurements and we'll show their percentile, project their adult height, and compare to their genetic potential.

yr
mo
cm
cm
Current percentiles
Height
57th
typical
Weight
57th
typical
BMI-for-age
44th
typical
Growth curves
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Stylized curves based on WHO/CDC growth standards. Benjamin is the green dot, sitting on the 57th percentile.

Adult height projection

If Benjamin stays on the 57th percentile curve, projected adult height:

5'10"

range: 5'8" to 6'0"

Mid-parental comparison

Based on parents' heights:

5'10"

range: 5'7" to 6'2"

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Tracking on genetic potential.
This is the most common pattern.
How accurate is this, honestly?about±2 in
Accuracy±2 in

Adult height projection from a child's growth curve is roughly 85% accurate at age 2 or older — meaning a projected 5'11" usually lands within an inch or two. Under 12 months, projections are much less reliable; we'll show a wider range.

We use the same WHO/CDC growth standards your pediatrician uses, plus the mid-parental height formula (boys: parents' average + 2.5"; girls: parents' average − 2.5"), with a 95% confidence interval of ±4 inches.

What we don't do: predict height from genetic tests, account for nutrition or illness, or claim a single number is the answer. Children grow on their own curve, and outliers are common. Sources: WHO Child Growth Standards (2006), CDC Growth Charts (2000), Tanner et al. (1970).

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