Computers Merit Badge History

Earned through 2020521,329

Best year200219,109 earned

All-time popularity#69official, as of 2020#70by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1967. Peak year 2002 with 19,109. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

196717 earned#112 of 112

1968940 earned#102 of 112

19692,389 earned#83 of 113

19702,496 earned#82 of 113

19711,957 earned#85 of 113

19722,063 earned#98 of 124

19733,600 earned#81 of 122

19746,139 earned#73 of 121

19756,797 earned#71 of 128

19765,072 earned#80 of 130

19774,299 earned#78 of 130

19784,312 earned#76 of 131

19793,765 earned#68 of 132

19802,694 earned#69 of 132

19815,192 earned#60 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

199312,744 earned#43 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199614,489 earned#41 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

200017,461 earned#36 of 128

200118,421 earned#32 of 129

200219,109 earned#37 of 129

200316,717 earned#40 of 130

200415,751 earned#42 of 121

200514,647 earned#39 of 121

200614,215 earned#40 of 121

200713,702 earned#41 of 121

200814,278 earned#43 of 121

200915,166 earned#44 of 122

201014,474 earned#44 of 125

201114,712 earned#43 of 129

201214,474 earned#40 of 132

201315,149 earned#28 of 129

201412,973 earned#45 of 136

20151,686 earned#127 of 138

2016354 earned#138 of 138

2017207 earned#139 of 139

2018202 earned#138 of 139

201972 earned#138 of 139

20200 earned

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#138 of 139" means the badge was number 138 of the 139 merit badges earned that year. 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.

196717#112 of 112

1968940#102 of 112

19692,389#83 of 113

19702,496#82 of 113

19711,957#85 of 113

19722,063#98 of 124

19733,600#81 of 122

19746,139#73 of 121

19756,797#71 of 128

19765,072#80 of 130

19774,299#78 of 130

19784,312#76 of 131

19793,765#68 of 132

19802,694#69 of 132

19815,192#60 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199312,744#43 of 123

1994—

1995—

199614,489#41 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

200017,461#36 of 128

200118,421#32 of 129

200219,109#37 of 129

200316,717#40 of 130

200415,751#42 of 121

200514,647#39 of 121

200614,215#40 of 121

200713,702#41 of 121

200814,278#43 of 121

200915,166#44 of 122

201014,474#44 of 125

201114,712#43 of 129

201214,474#40 of 132

201315,149#28 of 129

201412,973#45 of 136

20151,686#127 of 138

2016354#138 of 138

2017207#139 of 139

2018202#138 of 139

201972#138 of 139

20200none earned

Grand total through 2020:

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Computers: workbook data

Printings (42)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	HC	Notes
x	1968	June	7	back-7	20M		3335		HCL
	1969	not made
x	1970	March	7	back-7	20M		3335		HCM
	1971	not made
	1972	not made
x	1973	June	8	back-8a	10M		3338		HCSV1
x	1973	December	8	back-8a	15M	1973	3338
	1974	not made
x	1975	March	8	back-8b	12M	1973	3338
x	1976	September	8	back-8c-1	9M	1973	3338
	1977	not made
x	1978	January	8	back-8d	7M	1973	3338
x	1979	January	8	back-8d	7M	1973	3338			front states 1979 printing but code is 7M178
x	1980	February	9A	back-9a	6.5M		3338
x	1981	January	9A	back-9a	7M		3338
	1981	June	9A	back-9a	9 M		3338
x	1981	October	9A	back-9a	8.5 M		3338
x	1982	June	9A	back-9a	9M		3338
x	1983	May	9A	back-9a	11M		3338
x	1983	November	9A	back-9a	4M		3338
x	1984	January	9B	back-9a	20M	1984	3338
x	1984	October	9B	back-9b-1	20M	1984	3338
x	1985	June	9B	back-9b-2	25M	1984	3338
x	1986	August	9B	back-9b-2	20M	1984	3338
	1987	not made
x	1988	January	9B	back-9b-2	20M	1984	3338
x	1989	April	9B	back-9b-2	16M	1984	3338
x	1990	September	9B	back-9c-1	14M	1984	3338
x	1991	November	9B	back-9c-2	13M	1984	33338	730176333380
	1992	not made
x	1993	March	9C-1	back-9d	13M	1984	33246	730176332468
x	1994	March	9C-1	back-9d	13M		33246	730176332468
x	1994	November	9C-1	back-9d	20M	1984	33246	730176332468
x	1995	November	9C-1	back-9d	20M		33246	730176332468
x	1996	September	9C-2	back-9d			33246	730176332468		front says revised 1993 but back inside cover states 9-1-1996
x	1997	September	9C-1	back-9d			33246	730176332468		front says revised 1993 but back inside cover states 9-1-1996
x	1998		9C-1	back-9e			33246	730176332468
x	1999		9C-1	back-9f			33246	730176332468
x	2000		9C-1	back-9f			33246	730176332468
x	2001		9C-1	back-9f			33246	730176332468
	2002	not made
x	2003		9C-1	back-9g			33246	730176332468
x	2004		9C-1	back-9g			33246	730176332468
x	2005		9D	back-9g			33246A	730176332468
x	2006		9D	back-9g			33246A	730176332468
	2007	not made
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35878	730176358789
x	2009		10B	back-1009b1			35821	730176358215
x	2010		10C-1	back-1010b1			35821	730176358215
	2011	not made
x	2012		10C-1	back-1010b1			35821	730176358215
x	2013		10C-2	back-1010b1			35821	730176358215
	2014	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1967	17	112	112
1968	940	102	112
1969	2,389	83	113
1970	2,496	82	113
1971	1,957	85	113
1972	2,063	98	124
1973	3,600	81	122
1974	6,139	73	121
1975	6,797	71	128
1976	5,072	80	130
1977	4,299	78	130
1978	4,312	76	131
1979	3,765	68	132
1980	2,694	69	132
1981	5,192	60	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	12,744	43	123
1994
1995
1996	14,489	41	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	17,461	36	128
2001	18,421	32	129
2002	19,109	37	129
2003	16,717	40	130
2004	15,751	42	121
2005	14,647	39	121
2006	14,215	40	121
2007	13,702	41	121
2008	14,278	43	121
2009	15,166	44	122
2010	14,474	44	125
2011	14,712	43	129
2012	14,474	40	132
2013	15,149	28	129
2014	12,973	45	136
2015	1,686	127	138
2016	354	138	138
2017	207	139	139
2018	202	138	139
2019	72	138	139
2020	0