Weight for boys at birth
At birth, the median weight for boys on the WHO Child Growth Standards is 3.35 kg (7 lb 6 oz): half of boys this age weigh less and half more. The middle half of boys, from the 25th to the 75th percentile, falls between 3.03 and 3.69 kg, a spread of 0.66 kg. The outer lines of the chart, the 2nd and 98th percentiles, sit at 2.46 and 4.42 kg.
By 1 month it reaches 4.47 kg.
For girls at birth the median is 3.23 kg, 0.11 kg less than for boys, which is why the charts are drawn separately by sex.
On the older CDC 2000 infant charts, which some clinics and websites still use before age 2, the median at birth is 3.53 kg. A boy exactly on the WHO median would read as about the 37th percentile there, one reason two charts can give different answers for the same weight.
Reading the table: a boy at birth who weighs 3.60 kg is at about the 69th percentile, meaning that out of 100 boys this age, about 69 weigh less.
Percentiles at birth
Download CSV (all ages)| Percentile | z-score | Metric | Imperial |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | −2.00 | 2.46 kg | 5 lb 7 oz |
| 5th | −1.64 | 2.60 kg | 5 lb 12 oz |
| 10th | −1.28 | 2.76 kg | 6 lb 1 oz |
| 25th | −0.67 | 3.03 kg | 6 lb 11 oz |
| 50th (median) | 0.00 | 3.35 kg | 7 lb 6 oz |
| 75th | +0.67 | 3.69 kg | 8 lb 2 oz |
| 90th | +1.28 | 4.01 kg | 8 lb 14 oz |
| 95th | +1.64 | 4.21 kg | 9 lb 5 oz |
| 98th | +2.00 | 4.42 kg | 9 lb 12 oz |
WHO charts label z = ±2 as the 2nd and 98th percentiles (exactly 2.3rd and 97.7th), the cutoffs CDC recommends on WHO charts. Values computed with the LMS method from the published tables (retrieved 2026-10-05).