Dramatics Merit Badge History

Earned through 196630,495

Best year19621,684 earned

All-time popularity#183official, as of 2020#190by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1932. Peak year 1962 with 1,684. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

193299 earned#95 of 98

1933151 earned#99 of 101

1934415 earned#85 of 101

1935449 earned#86 of 101

1936521 earned#81 of 101

19371,016 earned#74 of 102

1938621 earned#85 of 105

1939434 earned#95 of 106

1940523 earned#90 of 106

1941556 earned#86 of 106

1942509 earned#85 of 110

1943705 earned#83 of 112

1944641 earned#89 of 111

1945659 earned#89 of 111

1946621 earned#88 of 111

1947560 earned#87 of 111

1948493 earned#88 of 111

1949604 earned#86 of 111

1950757 earned#85 of 111

1951790 earned#87 of 111

1952683 earned#102 of 120

1953812 earned#86 of 105

19541,103 earned#83 of 103

19551,168 earned#83 of 100

19561,119 earned#86 of 100

19571,107 earned#87 of 100

19581,246 earned#85 of 101

19591,265 earned#86 of 101

19601,459 earned#87 of 100

19611,678 earned#84 of 101

19621,684 earned#86 of 101

19631,457 earned#91 of 102

19641,505 earned#90 of 107

19651,497 earned#89 of 109

19661,588 earned#90 of 110

"#90 of 110" means the badge was number 90 of the 110 merit badges earned that year. 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.

193299#95 of 98

1933151#99 of 101

1934415#85 of 101

1935449#86 of 101

1936521#81 of 101

19371,016#74 of 102

1938621#85 of 105

1939434#95 of 106

1940523#90 of 106

1941556#86 of 106

1942509#85 of 110

1943705#83 of 112

1944641#89 of 111

1945659#89 of 111

1946621#88 of 111

1947560#87 of 111

1948493#88 of 111

1949604#86 of 111

1950757#85 of 111

1951790#87 of 111

1952683#102 of 120

1953812#86 of 105

19541,103#83 of 103

19551,168#83 of 100

19561,119#86 of 100

19571,107#87 of 100

19581,246#85 of 101

19591,265#86 of 101

19601,459#87 of 100

19611,678#84 of 101

19621,684#86 of 101

19631,457#91 of 102

19641,505#90 of 107

19651,497#89 of 109

19661,588#90 of 110

Grand total through 1966:

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Dramatics: workbook data

Printings (29)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
	1934	not made
	1935	not made
x	1936	January	3B	back-3	2M	1936
x	1937	December	3B	back-3	1M	1936	3367
	1938	not made
x	1939	March	3D	back-3	1M	1936	3367
x	1940	December	3B	back-3	1M	1936	3367
	1941	not made
	1942	not made
c	1943	February	3B	back-3	1M	1936	3367
x	1944	May	3B	back-3	1M	1936	3367
x	1944	May	3D	back-3	1M	1936	3367
x	1945	January	5B	blank	1M	1936	3367
x	1945	October	5B	blank	1M	1936	3367
x	1946	July	5B	blank	1M	1936	3367
	1947	not made
x	1948	January	5B	blank	1M	1936	3367
x	1949	January	5B	blank	1M	1936	3367	HCG
x	1950	September	5B	blank	1M	1936	3367	HCH
x	1951	September	5B	back-6a	1M	1936	3367
x	1952	May	5B	back-6b-1	1M	1936	3367	HCI
x	1953	January	6	back-6b-1	1M	1936	3367	HCI
x	1953	September	6	back-6b-1	1M	1936	3367
x	1954	May	6	back-6b-2	2M	1936	3367	HCJV1
	1955	March	6	back-6b-2	3M		3367
x	1956	August	6	back-6b-2	2M		3367	HCJV1
x	1957	June	6	back-6b-2	3M		3367
	1958	not made
x	1959	January	6	back-6c-2	2.5M		3367	HCJV1
x	1960	February	6	back-6c-2	25C		3367
x	1961	May	6	back-6e	2.3M		3367
x	1962	October	6	back-6f	2M		3367	HCP
x	1963	September	6	back-6g	2M		3367	HCK
x	1964	April	6	back-6h	2.5M		3367
x	1965	August	6	back-6h	2.5M		3367	HCP
x	1966	November	6	back-6i	2M		3367

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1932	99	95	98
1933	151	99	101
1934	415	85	101
1935	449	86	101
1936	521	81	101
1937	1,016	74	102
1938	621	85	105
1939	434	95	106
1940	523	90	106
1941	556	86	106
1942	509	85	110
1943	705	83	112
1944	641	89	111
1945	659	89	111
1946	621	88	111
1947	560	87	111
1948	493	88	111
1949	604	86	111
1950	757	85	111
1951	790	87	111
1952	683	102	120
1953	812	86	105
1954	1,103	83	103
1955	1,168	83	100
1956	1,119	86	100
1957	1,107	87	100
1958	1,246	85	101
1959	1,265	86	101
1960	1,459	87	100
1961	1,678	84	101
1962	1,684	86	101
1963	1,457	91	102
1964	1,505	90	107
1965	1,497	89	109
1966	1,588	90	110