Bugling Merit Badge History

Earned through 2020172,979

Best year19693,968 earned

All-time popularity#118official, as of 2020#123by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 1969 with 3,968. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

191213 earned#37 of 51

1913155 earned#12 of 56

191487 earned#37 of 58

191583 earned#34 of 58

1916116 earned#30 of 56

1917179 earned#29 of 58

1918200 earned#30 of 58

1919983 earned#23 of 59

1920323 earned#35 of 59

1921452 earned#39 of 61

1922507 earned#43 of 61

1923549 earned#41 of 63

1924506 earned#45 of 64

1925616 earned#44 of 64

19261,116 earned#44 of 65

19271,542 earned#41 of 68

19281,652 earned#58 of 88

19291,821 earned#46 of 89

19301,807 earned#50 of 92

19312,188 earned#52 of 96

19321,767 earned#57 of 98

19331,917 earned#57 of 101

19342,019 earned#53 of 101

19351,940 earned#59 of 101

19361,717 earned#54 of 101

19371,861 earned#58 of 102

19381,962 earned#55 of 105

19392,184 earned#53 of 106

19402,108 earned#56 of 106

19412,021 earned#57 of 106

19422,033 earned#52 of 110

19432,262 earned#55 of 112

19442,556 earned#59 of 111

19452,509 earned#57 of 111

19461,815 earned#62 of 111

19471,498 earned#63 of 111

19481,378 earned#66 of 111

19491,432 earned#65 of 111

19501,614 earned#67 of 111

19511,793 earned#70 of 111

19521,929 earned#75 of 120

19531,832 earned#68 of 105

19542,092 earned#68 of 103

19552,370 earned#69 of 100

19562,541 earned#67 of 100

19572,652 earned#67 of 100

19582,674 earned#68 of 101

19592,845 earned#69 of 101

19603,291 earned#67 of 100

19613,477 earned#64 of 101

19623,340 earned#66 of 101

19633,265 earned#67 of 102

19643,454 earned#65 of 107

19653,386 earned#63 of 109

19663,139 earned#67 of 110

19673,559 earned#64 of 112

19683,598 earned#63 of 112

19693,968 earned#63 of 113

19703,574 earned#70 of 113

19713,121 earned#71 of 113

19722,902 earned#85 of 124

19733,282 earned#83 of 122

19743,277 earned#96 of 121

19753,056 earned#98 of 128

19762,964 earned#95 of 130

19772,366 earned#102 of 130

19782,364 earned#96 of 131

19791,863 earned#92 of 132

19801,346 earned#88 of 132

19812,012 earned#86 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

1993975 earned#119 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

1996753 earned#117 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

2000757 earned#116 of 128

2001888 earned#116 of 129

2002831 earned#116 of 129

2003707 earned#119 of 130

2004710 earned#119 of 121

2005832 earned#119 of 121

2006627 earned#120 of 121

2007684 earned#120 of 121

2008563 earned#119 of 121

2009662 earned#120 of 122

2010844 earned#121 of 125

2011628 earned#118 of 129

2012613 earned#117 of 132

2013515 earned#100 of 129

2014606 earned#136 of 136

2015492 earned#138 of 138

2016479 earned#137 of 138

2017454 earned#137 of 139

2018551 earned#136 of 139

2019453 earned#137 of 139

2020476 earned#137 of 137

2021No data available#137 of 137

2022No data available#138 of 138

2023No data available#138 of 138

2024No data available#138 of 138

2025No data available#141 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#141 of 141" means the badge was number 141 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.

19110none earned

191213#37 of 51

1913155#12 of 56

191487#37 of 58

191583#34 of 58

1916116#30 of 56

1917179#29 of 58

1918200#30 of 58

1919983#23 of 59

1920323#35 of 59

1921452#39 of 61

1922507#43 of 61

1923549#41 of 63

1924506#45 of 64

1925616#44 of 64

19261,116#44 of 65

19271,542#41 of 68

19281,652#58 of 88

19291,821#46 of 89

19301,807#50 of 92

19312,188#52 of 96

19321,767#57 of 98

19331,917#57 of 101

19342,019#53 of 101

19351,940#59 of 101

19361,717#54 of 101

19371,861#58 of 102

19381,962#55 of 105

19392,184#53 of 106

19402,108#56 of 106

19412,021#57 of 106

19422,033#52 of 110

19432,262#55 of 112

19442,556#59 of 111

19452,509#57 of 111

19461,815#62 of 111

19471,498#63 of 111

19481,378#66 of 111

19491,432#65 of 111

19501,614#67 of 111

19511,793#70 of 111

19521,929#75 of 120

19531,832#68 of 105

19542,092#68 of 103

19552,370#69 of 100

19562,541#67 of 100

19572,652#67 of 100

19582,674#68 of 101

19592,845#69 of 101

19603,291#67 of 100

19613,477#64 of 101

19623,340#66 of 101

19633,265#67 of 102

19643,454#65 of 107

19653,386#63 of 109

19663,139#67 of 110

19673,559#64 of 112

19683,598#63 of 112

19693,968#63 of 113

19703,574#70 of 113

19713,121#71 of 113

19722,902#85 of 124

19733,282#83 of 122

19743,277#96 of 121

19753,056#98 of 128

19762,964#95 of 130

19772,366#102 of 130

19782,364#96 of 131

19791,863#92 of 132

19801,346#88 of 132

19812,012#86 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

1993975#119 of 123

1994—

1995—

1996753#117 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

2000757#116 of 128

2001888#116 of 129

2002831#116 of 129

2003707#119 of 130

2004710#119 of 121

2005832#119 of 121

2006627#120 of 121

2007684#120 of 121

2008563#119 of 121

2009662#120 of 122

2010844#121 of 125

2011628#118 of 129

2012613#117 of 132

2013515#100 of 129

2014606#136 of 136

2015492#138 of 138

2016479#137 of 138

2017454#137 of 139

2018551#136 of 139

2019453#137 of 139

2020476#137 of 137

2021—#137 of 137

2022—#138 of 138

2023—#138 of 138

2024—#138 of 138

2025—#141 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

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Bugling: workbook data

Printings (103)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes
c	1920		1C									unknown reference to handbook
	1920		2
	1921	not made
c	1922		2
x	1923		2
c	1924		2
x	1925		3A
x	1926		3A
	1927	not made
x	1928		3B
x	1929		3B
x	1930	February	3B
x	1930	May	3B
x	1930	November	3B			1930
x	1931	March	3B			1930
x	1931	December	3B		1M	1930
x	1932	November	3B		1M	1930
x	1933	December	3B		1M	1930
x	1934	June	3B		1M
x	1935	November	3B		2M
	1935	November	3C		2M
x	1936	November	3C		3M
	1937	not made
x	1938	March	3D		2M
x	1938	December	3C		3M
c	1939	June	3B		3M
x	1939	June	3D		3M
x	1940	April	4		4M
x	1941	June	4		3M
x	1942	February	4		4M
x	1943	March	4		4M
x	1944	April	5A		5.5M
x	1945	January	5B		6M
x	1945	September	5B		4M
x	1946	March	5B		7M
x	1947	June	5B		6M
x	1948	September	5B		5M
x	1949	October	5B		5M
x	1950	June	5B		6M
x	1951	April	5B		4M
x	1952	March	5B		9M						HCH
x	1953	April	5B		5M
x	1953	October	6		12M	1953
x	1954	June	6		15M	1953
x	1955	May	6		20M	1953					HCJV1
x	1956	August	6		15M	1953					HCJV1
x	1957	June	6		17M	1953
x	1958	September	6		16M	1953					HCJV1
x	1959	September	6		16M	1953
x	1960	May	6		16M	1953
x	1961	April	6		18M	1953					HCJV2
x	1962	April	6		18M	1953					HCJ
x	1963	April	6		18M	1953					HCJV2
x	1964	February	6		20M	1953					HCP
x	1965	March	6		22M	1953					HCK
x	1966	February	6		22M	1953					HCL
	1967	not made
x	1968	April	7		25M	1968						music only
x	1969	February	7		25M	1968					HCN	music only
x	1970	April	7		22M	1968					HCN, HCP	music only
x	1971	August	7		20M	1968					HCM	music only
	1972	not made
x	1973	January	8A		17M	1968						music only
x	1974	January	8A		22M	1968					HCT	music only
x	1975	January	8A		20M	1968					HCT	music only
x	1976	November	8B		12.5M	1968
	1977	not made
x	1978	July	8B		9M	1968
x	1979	November	9A-1		7M	1968
x	1980	May	9A-1		8M	1968
x	1981	April	9A-1		9M	1968
x	1982	March	9A-1		10M	1968
x	1983	April	9A-1		9M	1968
x	1984	May	9A-1		9M	1968
x	1985	July	9A-1		7.5M	1968
x	1986	June	9A-1		8M	1968
x	1987	June	9A-1		8M
x	1988	January	9A-1		8M
x	1989	February	9A-1		3.5M
x	1989	August	9A-1		10M
x	1990	November	9A-1		8M
x	1991	November	9		9M
	1992	not made
x	1993	January	9A-2		9M
x	1994	July	9B		9M	1994
x	1995	October	9B		12M	1994
	1996	not made
x	1997	September	9B			1994
x	1998		9B
x	1999		9B
x	2000		9B
x	2001		9B
x	2002		9B
x	2003		9C			2003
x	2004		9C
x	2005		9
x	2006		9C
	2007	not made
x	2008		10A
x	2009		10B
x	2010		10C									music only
x	2010		10C									music only with 2011 supplement
x	2011		10C									music and bugling
	2012	not made
x	2013		10C									music and bugling-without sustainability logo on back
x	2013		10C									music and bugling-with sustainability logo on back
	2014	not made
x	2015		10C
x	2016		10C
	2017	not made
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D			2017
	2020	not made
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D			2017
x	2023		10D			2017	35921	730176350660	650736
x	2024		10D			2017	35921	730176350660	650736	300069374
x	2024		11A	back-1125		2024	35921	730176350660	650736	300082360
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	13	37	51
1913	155	12	56
1914	87	37	58
1915	83	34	58
1916	116	30	56
1917	179	29	58
1918	200	30	58
1919	983	23	59
1920	323	35	59
1921	452	39	61
1922	507	43	61
1923	549	41	63
1924	506	45	64
1925	616	44	64
1926	1,116	44	65
1927	1,542	41	68
1928	1,652	58	88
1929	1,821	46	89
1930	1,807	50	92
1931	2,188	52	96
1932	1,767	57	98
1933	1,917	57	101
1934	2,019	53	101
1935	1,940	59	101
1936	1,717	54	101
1937	1,861	58	102
1938	1,962	55	105
1939	2,184	53	106
1940	2,108	56	106
1941	2,021	57	106
1942	2,033	52	110
1943	2,262	55	112
1944	2,556	59	111
1945	2,509	57	111
1946	1,815	62	111
1947	1,498	63	111
1948	1,378	66	111
1949	1,432	65	111
1950	1,614	67	111
1951	1,793	70	111
1952	1,929	75	120
1953	1,832	68	105
1954	2,092	68	103
1955	2,370	69	100
1956	2,541	67	100
1957	2,652	67	100
1958	2,674	68	101
1959	2,845	69	101
1960	3,291	67	100
1961	3,477	64	101
1962	3,340	66	101
1963	3,265	67	102
1964	3,454	65	107
1965	3,386	63	109
1966	3,139	67	110
1967	3,559	64	112
1968	3,598	63	112
1969	3,968	63	113
1970	3,574	70	113
1971	3,121	71	113
1972	2,902	85	124
1973	3,282	83	122
1974	3,277	96	121
1975	3,056	98	128
1976	2,964	95	130
1977	2,366	102	130
1978	2,364	96	131
1979	1,863	92	132
1980	1,346	88	132
1981	2,012	86	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	975	119	123
1994
1995
1996	753	117	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	757	116	128
2001	888	116	129
2002	831	116	129
2003	707	119	130
2004	710	119	121
2005	832	119	121
2006	627	120	121
2007	684	120	121
2008	563	119	121
2009	662	120	122
2010	844	121	125
2011	628	118	129
2012	613	117	132
2013	515	100	129
2014	606	136	136
2015	492	138	138
2016	479	137	138
2017	454	137	139
2018	551	136	139
2019	453	137	139
2020	476	137	137
2021		137	137
2022		138	138
2023		138	138
2024		138	138
2025		141	141