Basketry Merit Badge History

Earned through 20202,523,871

Best year197659,358 earned

All-time popularity#15official, as of 2020#15by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1976 with 59,358. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1914No data available

1915No data available

1916No data available

1917No data available

1918No data available

1919No data available

1920No data available

1921No data available

1922No data available

1923No data available

1924No data available

1925No data available

1926No data available

1927No data available

19284,103 earned#33 of 88

19294,955 earned#29 of 89

19305,019 earned#31 of 92

19315,814 earned#30 of 96

19325,011 earned#30 of 98

19335,252 earned#31 of 101

19343,851 earned#31 of 101

19354,528 earned#32 of 101

19364,042 earned#29 of 101

19375,070 earned#30 of 102

19385,470 earned#30 of 105

19395,849 earned#29 of 106

19405,741 earned#30 of 106

19415,468 earned#30 of 106

19424,698 earned#30 of 110

19435,418 earned#29 of 112

19445,132 earned#34 of 111

19454,672 earned#39 of 111

19463,608 earned#42 of 111

19472,814 earned#48 of 111

19482,745 earned#48 of 111

19494,075 earned#39 of 111

19506,207 earned#30 of 111

19517,764 earned#30 of 111

19528,692 earned#31 of 120

19539,234 earned#28 of 105

195412,143 earned#29 of 103

195513,379 earned#28 of 100

195614,170 earned#28 of 100

195714,063 earned#28 of 100

195815,413 earned#27 of 101

195917,059 earned#27 of 101

196018,146 earned#28 of 100

196119,292 earned#29 of 101

196219,077 earned#29 of 101

196319,170 earned#29 of 102

196420,695 earned#27 of 107

196522,523 earned#24 of 109

196623,939 earned#22 of 110

196726,924 earned#23 of 112

196827,728 earned#21 of 112

196928,874 earned#21 of 113

197031,511 earned#20 of 113

197131,203 earned#18 of 113

197235,750 earned#16 of 124

197336,131 earned#17 of 122

197457,207 earned#10 of 121

197557,657 earned#12 of 128

197659,358 earned#9 of 130

197755,119 earned#7 of 130

197852,313 earned#6 of 131

197943,522 earned#8 of 132

198030,436 earned#8 of 132

198147,358 earned#8 of 134

1982No data available

1983No data available

1984No data available

1985No data available

1986No data available

1987No data available

1988No data available

1989No data available

1990No data available

1991No data available

1992No data available

199348,773 earned#12 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199653,365 earned#13 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

200055,596 earned#11 of 128

200153,473 earned#12 of 129

200255,197 earned#12 of 129

200352,087 earned#14 of 130

200439,144 earned#20 of 121

200532,165 earned#21 of 121

200630,454 earned#22 of 121

200728,256 earned#22 of 121

200827,144 earned#24 of 121

200927,179 earned#25 of 122

201023,899 earned#26 of 125

201123,505 earned#26 of 129

201222,073 earned#27 of 132

201319,364 earned#24 of 129

201417,531 earned#34 of 136

201517,158 earned#33 of 138

201615,282 earned#34 of 138

201715,406 earned#33 of 139

201814,546 earned#35 of 139

201914,216 earned#34 of 139

20207,388 earned#40 of 137

2021No data available#34 of 137

2022No data available#34 of 138

2023No data available#35 of 138

2024No data available#39 of 138

2025No data available#38 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#38 of 141" means the badge was number 38 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

1914—

1915—

1916—

1917—

1918—

1919—

1920—

1921—

1922—

1923—

1924—

1925—

1926—

1927—

19284,103#33 of 88

19294,955#29 of 89

19305,019#31 of 92

19315,814#30 of 96

19325,011#30 of 98

19335,252#31 of 101

19343,851#31 of 101

19354,528#32 of 101

19364,042#29 of 101

19375,070#30 of 102

19385,470#30 of 105

19395,849#29 of 106

19405,741#30 of 106

19415,468#30 of 106

19424,698#30 of 110

19435,418#29 of 112

19445,132#34 of 111

19454,672#39 of 111

19463,608#42 of 111

19472,814#48 of 111

19482,745#48 of 111

19494,075#39 of 111

19506,207#30 of 111

19517,764#30 of 111

19528,692#31 of 120

19539,234#28 of 105

195412,143#29 of 103

195513,379#28 of 100

195614,170#28 of 100

195714,063#28 of 100

195815,413#27 of 101

195917,059#27 of 101

196018,146#28 of 100

196119,292#29 of 101

196219,077#29 of 101

196319,170#29 of 102

196420,695#27 of 107

196522,523#24 of 109

196623,939#22 of 110

196726,924#23 of 112

196827,728#21 of 112

196928,874#21 of 113

197031,511#20 of 113

197131,203#18 of 113

197235,750#16 of 124

197336,131#17 of 122

197457,207#10 of 121

197557,657#12 of 128

197659,358#9 of 130

197755,119#7 of 130

197852,313#6 of 131

197943,522#8 of 132

198030,436#8 of 132

198147,358#8 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199348,773#12 of 123

1994—

1995—

199653,365#13 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

200055,596#11 of 128

200153,473#12 of 129

200255,197#12 of 129

200352,087#14 of 130

200439,144#20 of 121

200532,165#21 of 121

200630,454#22 of 121

200728,256#22 of 121

200827,144#24 of 121

200927,179#25 of 122

201023,899#26 of 125

201123,505#26 of 129

201222,073#27 of 132

201319,364#24 of 129

201417,531#34 of 136

201517,158#33 of 138

201615,282#34 of 138

201715,406#33 of 139

201814,546#35 of 139

201914,216#34 of 139

20207,388#40 of 137

2021—#34 of 137

2022—#34 of 138

2023—#35 of 138

2024—#39 of 138

2025—#38 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

This page keeps growing. More of this badge's history, including its patches and pamphlets, is being checked and will be added once it is confirmed.

Basketry: workbook data

Printings (91)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	HC	Notes
c	1920		2				3312			Craftsmanship-Basketry
	1921	not made
c	1922		2				3312			Craftsmanship-Basketry
	1923	not made
	1924	not made
x	1925		3A-1	back-3		1925	3312			Craftsmanship-Basketry
	1926	not made
x	1927		3A-2	back-3			3312			Craftsmanship-Basketry
	1928	not made
x	1929		3B	back-3			3312
x	1930	January	3B	back-3			3312
x	1930	April	3B	back-3			3312
x	1931	March	3B	back-3		1930	3312
x	1931	June	3B	back-3			3312
x	1932	March	3B	back-3	1M		3312
	1933	not made
c	1934	April	3B	back-3			3312
x	1935	March	3B	back-3	1M		3312
x	1936	March	3B	back-3	1M		3312
x	1937	April	3B	back-3	1M		3312
x	1938	March	3B	back-3	1M		3312
x	1938	November	3B	back-3	1M		3312
x	1939	April	3D	back-3	1M		3312
	1940	not made
x	1941	February	3D	back-3	2M		3312
x	1942	May	4	back-4	2M		3312
	1943	not made
x	1944	April	5A	back-5a	3M		3312
x	1945	February	5B	blank	1.5M		3312
x	1945	September	5B	blank	3M		3312		HCD
c	1946	April	5B	blank	3M		3312
x	1946	November	5B	blank	3M		3312
	1947	not made
x	1948	October	5B	blank	2M		3312
x	1949	September	5B	blank	2M		3312
x	1950	July	5B	blank	3M		3312
x	1951	July	5B	back-6a	3M		3312
x	1952	January	5B	back-6a-1-basketry	3M		3312
x	1952	October	6	back-6b-1	4M		3312
x	1953	November	6	back-6a-1-basketry	4M	1953	3312
x	1954	February	6	back-6a-2-basketry	6M	1953	3312
x	1954	October	6	back-6a-2-basketry	8M	1953	3312
	1955	not made
x	1956	January	6	back-6a-2-basketry	8M	1953	3312
x	1956	December	6	back-6a-2-basketry	8M	1953	3312
x	1957	September	6	back-6a-2-basketry	9M	1953	3312
x	1958	December	6	back-6c-basketry	9M	1953	3312		HCJV1
c	1959	September	6	back-6c-basketry	9M	1953	3312
x	1960	January	6	back-6c-basketry	9M	1953	3312
x	1960	June	6	back-6d	10M	1953	3312
x	1961	June	6	back-6e	10M	1953	3312		HCJ
x	1962	November	6	back-6f	10M	1953	3312		HCJV2
x	1963	November	6	back-6g	10M	1953	3312
x	1964	September	6	back-6h	11M	1953	3312
x	1965	July	6	back-6i	11M	1953	3312		HCL
x	1966	May	7A-1	back-7	13M		3312
x	1967	May	7A-1	back-7	13M		3312
x	1968	March	7A-1	back-7	15M	1968	3312		HCL
x	1969	January	7A-1	back-7	19M	1968	3312		HCN
x	1970	February	7A-1	back-7	18M	1968	3312		HCM, HCN
x	1971	March	7A-1	back-7	16M	1968	3312		HCM
x	1972	March	7A-2	back-7	16M	1968	3312
x	1973	March	8	back-8a	10M	1968	3312
x	1973	November	8	back-8a	20M	1968	3312		HCT
x	1974	May	8	back-8b	5M	1968	3312
	1975	not made
x	1976	February	8	back-8c-1	19M	1968	3312
x	1977	February	8	back-8c-2	17M	1968	3312
x	1978	March	8	back-8d	14M	1968	3312
x	1979	June	9A	back-9a	12M	1968	3312
x	1980	August	9A	back-9a	10M	1968	3312
x	1981	June	9A	back-9a	12M	1968	3312
x	1982	May	9A	back-9a	10M	1968	3312
x	1983	April	9A	back-9a	12M	1968	3312
x	1984	May	9A	back-9a	11M	1968	3312
x	1985	April	9A	back-9b-2	12M	1968	3312
x	1986	April	9B	back-9b-2	12M	1968	3312
x	1987	February	9B	back-9b-2	13M	1968	3312
x	1987	September	9B	back-9b-2	14M	1968	3312
x	1988	July	9B	back-9b-2	14M	1968	3312
x	1989	September	9B	back-9b-2	17M	1968	3312
	1990	not made
x	1991	February	9B	back-9c-1	18M	1968	3313
x	1992	September	9B	back-9c-2	15M	1968	33313	730176333137
	1993	not made
x	1994	January	9B	back-9d	13M	1968	33313	730176333137
x	1995	January	9B	back-9d	12M	1968	33313	730176333137
x	1996	February	9B	back-9d	11.5M	1968	33313	730176333137
x	1997	September	9B	back-9d		1968	33313	730176333137
	1998	not made
x	1999		9B	back-9f			33313	730176333137
	2000	not made
x	2001		9B	back-9f			33313	730176333137
x	2002		9B	back-9g			33313	730176333137
x	2003		9B	back-9g		2003	33313A	730176333137
	2004	not made
x	2005		9C-1	back-9g			33313A	730176333137
x	2006		9C-1	back-9g			33313A	730176333137
x	2007		9C-2	back-9h-2			33313A	730176333137
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35864	730176358642
	2009	not made
x	2010		10C	back-1010b1			35864	730176358642
	2011	not made
x	2012		10C	back-1010b1			35864	730176358642
	2013	not made
x	2014		10C	back-1013b1			619632	730176357676		01268-AL
	2015	not made
	2016	not made
x	2017		10D-1	back-1016b1			619632	730176357676		00358-AL
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D-1	back-1019b1			650865	730176350820		358
x	2020		10D-2	back-1019b1			655703	730176351896		358
	2021	not made
	2022	not made
x	2023		10D-2	back-1019b1			659873	7301766598736		358
	2024	not made
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928	4,103	33	88
1929	4,955	29	89
1930	5,019	31	92
1931	5,814	30	96
1932	5,011	30	98
1933	5,252	31	101
1934	3,851	31	101
1935	4,528	32	101
1936	4,042	29	101
1937	5,070	30	102
1938	5,470	30	105
1939	5,849	29	106
1940	5,741	30	106
1941	5,468	30	106
1942	4,698	30	110
1943	5,418	29	112
1944	5,132	34	111
1945	4,672	39	111
1946	3,608	42	111
1947	2,814	48	111
1948	2,745	48	111
1949	4,075	39	111
1950	6,207	30	111
1951	7,764	30	111
1952	8,692	31	120
1953	9,234	28	105
1954	12,143	29	103
1955	13,379	28	100
1956	14,170	28	100
1957	14,063	28	100
1958	15,413	27	101
1959	17,059	27	101
1960	18,146	28	100
1961	19,292	29	101
1962	19,077	29	101
1963	19,170	29	102
1964	20,695	27	107
1965	22,523	24	109
1966	23,939	22	110
1967	26,924	23	112
1968	27,728	21	112
1969	28,874	21	113
1970	31,511	20	113
1971	31,203	18	113
1972	35,750	16	124
1973	36,131	17	122
1974	57,207	10	121
1975	57,657	12	128
1976	59,358	9	130
1977	55,119	7	130
1978	52,313	6	131
1979	43,522	8	132
1980	30,436	8	132
1981	47,358	8	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	48,773	12	123
1994
1995
1996	53,365	13	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	55,596	11	128
2001	53,473	12	129
2002	55,197	12	129
2003	52,087	14	130
2004	39,144	20	121
2005	32,165	21	121
2006	30,454	22	121
2007	28,256	22	121
2008	27,144	24	121
2009	27,179	25	122
2010	23,899	26	125
2011	23,505	26	129
2012	22,073	27	132
2013	19,364	24	129
2014	17,531	34	136
2015	17,158	33	138
2016	15,282	34	138
2017	15,406	33	139
2018	14,546	35	139
2019	14,216	34	139
2020	7,388	40	137
2021		34	137
2022		34	138
2023		35	138
2024		39	138
2025		38	141