average baby
The mean or average birth weight in the United States is about 3,389g or 7 lb, 7.5 oz. However, any birth weight of a term newborn between 5 lbs, 8 oz and 8 lbs, 13 oz is considered to be normal. Baby Birth Weight Statistics. Although most babies are born between 3,000g (6 lbs, 9 oz) and 3,499g (7 lbs, 11oz), there is a broad range of sizes for the 4 million babies born each year - ranging from just under 1 pound to more than 16 pounds. The smallest babies are typically the most premature.