Weight percentiles for a newborn boy
For a newborn boy, the WHO median weight (50th percentile) is 3.3 kg. Most healthy boys this age weigh between 2.5 kg and 4.3 kg, the 3rd and 97th percentiles.
Percentile table
| Percentile | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2.5 kg | 5.5 lb |
| 5th | 2.6 kg | 5.7 lb |
| 15th | 2.9 kg | 6.3 lb |
| 25th | 3.0 kg | 6.7 lb |
| 50th (median) | 3.3 kg | 7.4 lb |
| 75th | 3.7 kg | 8.1 lb |
| 85th | 3.9 kg | 8.5 lb |
| 95th | 4.2 kg | 9.3 lb |
| 97th | 4.3 kg | 9.6 lb |
Values from the WHO table, rounded to one decimal.
Source: WHO Child Growth Standards, weight-for-age table. Every value on this page is checked automatically against the published WHO table before publishing, and the calculator uses WHO's LMS method. Updated October 2, 2026. Corrections and questions: ahozon@benbasha.com
Percentile calculator
Enter your child's measurement to see the WHO percentile. It uses the same WHO 2006 engine as the Ahozon app, and nothing you type leaves this page.
How growth looks at this age
For comparison, the median for girls of the same age is 3.2 kg.
Newborns often lose some weight in the first days and are usually back to their birth weight by about two weeks. The birth table describes weight on the day of birth.
What does the percentile mean?
A percentile compares a child with healthy children of the same age and sex from the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study. At the 40th percentile, 40 out of 100 children weigh less and 60 weigh more. Anything between the 3rd and 97th percentile is in the normal range. What matters most is that a child keeps following a similar curve over time.
How to measure
Weigh your child without clothes or a diaper if you can, on the same scale each time. Home scales can differ from the clinic scale by a few hundred grams.
When to ask your pediatrician
Talk to your pediatrician or child health nurse if a measurement is below the 3rd or above the 97th percentile, or if your child's percentile changes a lot between visits, for example crossing two of the main percentile lines. A single measurement says little; the trend over time matters most.
General information, not medical advice. One measurement says little on its own: talk to your pediatrician or child health nurse about your child's growth.