# What's your hat size? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 14, 2002, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600 "2002-04-14T18:56:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/1 "2002-04-14T18:56:01Z")
My hat size is 7 3/8. I just discovered that my brother, the venerable **Billdo** also has a 7 3/8 head. IMHO, he’s kinda big-headed, ya know? Therefore, I have to conclude that I must have a _giant_ head, because he’s a lot bigger and taller than me, and he’s male. (Do men have bigger heads than women? I always thought so, but I could be wrong.) So anyway, what’s your hat size? ---
**Author:** ![white-tigeress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f475e1/32.png) [@white-tigeress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/white-tigeress)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/2 "2002-04-14T19:09:07Z")
Never bought a hat would not know sorry ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/3 "2002-04-14T19:12:09Z")
I’m about 7 and a quarter. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/4 "2002-04-14T19:15:13Z")
How do you find out, shy of going to the store and trying some on? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/5 "2002-04-14T19:15:58Z")
I’m 7 and 3/8. So don’t worry. You and your brother are both _completely normal._ ---
**Author:** ![Stupendous\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/6 "2002-04-14T19:17:44Z")
I wear (at age 29 if you can believe it) a size 7 1/8 dark grey felt Fedora, like you might have seen in the 1940’s I love having a hat that is not the same as everyone else’s around… ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/7 "2002-04-14T19:30:01Z")
I was recently given a hat-size measuring tape so I could be fitted for a graduation cap, and apparently I’m a 7 3/8 also. I know that this is huge for a female, since my mother buys the largest hats she can find to fit over her voluminous hair, and hers tend to be slightly too small on me. ---
**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/8 "2002-04-14T19:40:17Z")
7 and 3/4 ---
**Author:** ![Phatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@Phatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phatman)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/9 "2002-04-14T19:40:58Z")
My hat size is 7 7/8. Needless to say I have trouble finding a hat that fits. Ever since I was a kid my head was too big for most hats, and I was mercilessly kidded when I tried to put on the largest hat the band teacher had. Enough ancient history. Anyone else have a similar problem? ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/10 "2002-04-14T21:01:34Z")
7 3/8 or 7 1/4. I think women may need larger size hats because of the propensity for more hair volume. I keep my hair trimmed short, but if I’m due for a haircut, my hats fit more snugly. So, **Green Bean** , that may account for your hat size being the same as **Bill’s**. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/11 "2002-04-14T21:32:57Z")
6 7/8 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/12 "2002-04-14T21:37:18Z")
Hey, man, I may live in Jersey, but I don’t have big hair! I have pretty fine, straight hair, and Bill has some pretty thick hair. It could be a contributing factor, but I don’t think it’s enough to make that much of a difference in our case. As far as finding out your hat size–you could measure and do a conversion, but trial and error works better I think. My first sized hat was a Tilley Hat. [www.tilley.com](http://www.tilley.com) has a conversion calculator for you. But, Tilley Hats do run a bit small. My true hat size is a 7 3/8, but my Tilley Hat is a 7 1/2! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/13 "2002-04-14T21:50:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Phatman \* > \*\*My hat size is 7 7/8. Needless to say I have trouble finding a hat that fits. Ever since I was a kid my head was too big for most hats, and I was mercilessly kidded when I tried to put on the largest hat the band teacher had. Enough ancient history. Anyone else have a similar problem? \*\* OH My G-D. I could have written this! I once wanted a new bike helmet and they (the helmet makers) had nothing big enough. One size fit all, my a$$:eek: ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/14 "2002-04-14T21:52:26Z")
7 1/8. I have a smallish head, but I’m thin. ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/15 "2002-04-14T22:18:52Z")
I used to wear a 7 5/8 football helmet. To figure it out, I think you just measure the circumference of your head, then divide by pi (?). ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/16 "2002-04-14T22:59:05Z")
Sixe 7 1/4 black trilby. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/17 "2002-04-15T00:31:23Z")
Welcome, **Phatman!** I’m 7 1/4. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/18 "2002-04-15T01:57:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GilaB \* > **I’m a 7 3/8 also. I know that this is huge for a female** Not at all. Not at all. 7 3/8 is _completely normal_. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/19 "2002-04-15T05:21:06Z")
7 3/4. 6’3", 220, size 13. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/20 "2002-04-15T05:35:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Green Bean \* > \ > As far as finding out your hat size–you could measure and do a conversion, but trial and error works better I think. My first sized hat was a Tilley Hat. [www.tilley.com](http://www.tilley.com) has a conversion calculator for you. But, Tilley Hats do run a bit small. My true hat size is a 7 3/8, but my Tilley Hat is a 7 1/2! :eek: Hmmm…22" = size 7 Geez, I’ve got a little head! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600.md?page=2)