# How tall are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 10, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639 "2007-09-10T02:37:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/61 "2007-09-10T14:13:26Z")
5’5". I don’t remember exactly when I reached this height, but I know I was this height around 16 or 17. I fit right in the middle of the bell curve for womens’ height, I think. I always wished for a few more inches. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/62 "2007-09-10T14:14:26Z")
All right, I need some more short men to post here. I’m feeling insignificant. 5’5"? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/63 "2007-09-10T14:26:38Z")
I am 6’ 1" 1/2. I stopped growing about age 20. Male. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/64 "2007-09-10T14:35:46Z")
5"3 in heels if I stretch. Female and stopped growing when I was about 14. My mom’s about 5 zilch but my dad’s a six footer. ---
**Author:** ![Figaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/65 "2007-09-10T14:43:30Z")
6’3’’ on the nose. I grew two inches in college…possibly due to the all-you-can-eat meal plan I was on 🙂 ETA: oh, and I’m a guy… ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/66 "2007-09-10T14:50:29Z")
6’4", 205lbs, Male. Stopped growing when I was a senior in high-school, about 18. But I only weighed about 165 back then. I’d like to weigh about 190 for athletic reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/67 "2007-09-10T15:31:23Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] I know we’ve had these threads before, but I was just noticing the other day when I was at my son’s school (he’s now in middle school) that it’s becoming less and less the case that I’m taller than my son’s classmates. I admit, I’m short. I’m 5’2". But I’ve been the same height since probably 6th or 7th grade. So here is the question: How tall are you? (please also say if you are M or F) Also, how old were you when you got that tall? [/QUOTE] I am a weirdo. I was 4’11" all through middle school (junior high) and then in high school shot up a whopping 2 inches to 5’1". I was 5’1" until sometime in my mid-20’s at which time I suddenly was 5’3". I have been 5’3" since then. My measurements are based on doctor’s measurements during important things such as my first pap smear (age 13, when I was 4’11"), my first pregnancy (age 20, when I was 5’1") and my last pregnancy (age 27, when I suddenly was 5’3"). I am 35 now, and as far as I know I have neither grown nor shrunk. Still short. If you can’t figure it out, I am female 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/68 "2007-09-10T15:35:10Z")
175 cm / 5’10". Male. Completely average–my father’s side is really tall, and my mother’s side was short. I do not remember when I attained this height. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/69 "2007-09-10T15:35:19Z")
I’m female, 5’4", stopped growing around 13-14. My mom’s 5’1" and claims she was 5’0" until she had a little growth spurt when she was around 20. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/70 "2007-09-10T15:35:53Z")
175 cm and male. ---
**Author:** ![notthatagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@notthatagain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notthatagain)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/71 "2007-09-10T15:36:01Z")
5’9" Male, attained maximum altitude 16-17. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/72 "2007-09-10T15:40:14Z")
Female 5’5’’ Around 15, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/73 "2007-09-10T15:43:41Z")
Male, 5’7". Stopped growing at something like 15. I don’t recall ever having a growth spurt. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/74 "2007-09-10T15:44:19Z")
5’ 8". About. Since I was 10 1/2. (Yes, I was picked on in school. A lot.) ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/75 "2007-09-10T15:46:36Z")
5’ 11" Male. Grew about 5" Between 5th and 6th grade…I don’t remember exactly, somewhere around puberty. Got hair in strange places, then I got bigger and girls got a lot more interesting. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/76 "2007-09-10T16:23:28Z")
5’10" male, 180#. Stopped somewhere around 16 I guess. I’ve slept since then. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/77 "2007-09-10T16:46:15Z")
I’m a 5’8" female. I think I was this height when I was twelve. I recently saw a pic of myself in 5th grade and I looked like the definition of “behemoth.” Nice to see other women here are the same height or taller. All the women in my family are 5’5" or less and they make me feel freakishly large. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/78 "2007-09-10T17:00:15Z")
6’3" Male. I was a late bloomer, probably didn’t add that last bit until 20 years old or so. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/79 "2007-09-10T17:08:27Z")
6’9", at least. 6’3" at 14, 6’7" at 18, probably hit 6’9" at 20. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/418639/80 "2007-09-10T17:13:52Z")
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