Electronics Merit Badge History

Earned through 2020259,193

Best year20148,860 earned

All-time popularity#94official, as of 2020#92by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1964. Peak year 2014 with 8,860. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1963No data available

1964882 earned#97 of 107

19651,474 earned#90 of 109

19662,219 earned#75 of 110

19672,936 earned#71 of 112

19683,358 earned#66 of 112

19694,761 earned#60 of 113

19704,293 earned#61 of 113

19713,931 earned#64 of 113

19723,487 earned#80 of 124

19737,755 earned#58 of 122

19746,293 earned#70 of 121

19756,046 earned#76 of 128

19765,445 earned#76 of 130

19775,135 earned#72 of 130

19783,842 earned#79 of 131

19793,277 earned#75 of 132

19801,788 earned#81 of 132

19813,040 earned#74 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

19932,988 earned#82 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

19963,103 earned#82 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20004,265 earned#79 of 128

20014,824 earned#78 of 129

20025,204 earned#73 of 129

20032,470 earned#102 of 130

20046,043 earned#67 of 121

20056,219 earned#65 of 121

20065,596 earned#68 of 121

20075,680 earned#70 of 121

20086,361 earned#65 of 121

20097,112 earned#68 of 122

20107,452 earned#64 of 125

20117,186 earned#61 of 129

20128,060 earned#58 of 132

20138,753 earned#45 of 129

20148,860 earned#63 of 136

20158,352 earned#64 of 138

20167,814 earned#65 of 138

20177,524 earned#64 of 139

20187,731 earned#64 of 139

20197,204 earned#65 of 139

20204,063 earned#85 of 137

2021No data available#80 of 137

2022No data available#65 of 138

2023No data available#64 of 138

2024No data available#68 of 138

2025No data available#75 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#75 of 141" means the badge was number 75 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.

1963—

1964882#97 of 107

19651,474#90 of 109

19662,219#75 of 110

19672,936#71 of 112

19683,358#66 of 112

19694,761#60 of 113

19704,293#61 of 113

19713,931#64 of 113

19723,487#80 of 124

19737,755#58 of 122

19746,293#70 of 121

19756,046#76 of 128

19765,445#76 of 130

19775,135#72 of 130

19783,842#79 of 131

19793,277#75 of 132

19801,788#81 of 132

19813,040#74 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

19932,988#82 of 123

1994—

1995—

19963,103#82 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20004,265#79 of 128

20014,824#78 of 129

20025,204#73 of 129

20032,470#102 of 130

20046,043#67 of 121

20056,219#65 of 121

20065,596#68 of 121

20075,680#70 of 121

20086,361#65 of 121

20097,112#68 of 122

20107,452#64 of 125

20117,186#61 of 129

20128,060#58 of 132

20138,753#45 of 129

20148,860#63 of 136

20158,352#64 of 138

20167,814#65 of 138

20177,524#64 of 139

20187,731#64 of 139

20197,204#65 of 139

20204,063#85 of 137

2021—#80 of 137

2022—#65 of 138

2023—#64 of 138

2024—#68 of 138

2025—#75 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.

Electronics: workbook data

Printings (48)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	HC	Notes
x	1965	February	6A-1	back-6h	10M		3279
x	1965	July	6A-2	back-6i	10M	1965	3279		HCK, HCP
x	1966	March	7	back-7	15M	1965	3279		HCL
x	1967	May	7	back-7	15M	1965	3279		HCL
x	1968	March	7	back-7	15M		3279		HCL
x	1969	January	7	back-7	17M		3279
x	1970	August	7	back-7	15M		3279		HCM
	1971	not made
x	1972	September	8A-1	back-8a	10M		3279
x	1973	September	8A-1	back-8a	12M		3279		HCT
x	1974	July	8A-1	back-8b	12M		3279
x	1975	April	8A-2	back-8c-1	10M		3279
	1976	not made
x	1977	April	8B	back-8c-2	15M	1977	3279
	1978	not made
x	1979	April	8B	back-8d	6M	1977	3279
x	1980	July	9A	back-9a	5.5M	1977	3279
x	1981	September	9A	back-9a	5.5M	1977	3279
x	1982	December	9A	back-9a	5M	1977	3279
x	1983	June	9A	back-9a	6.5M	1977	3279
x	1983	June	9A	back-9a	6.5M	1977	3279			additional errant red line on back cover-lower right
x	1984	June	9A	back-9a	6.5M	1977	3279
x	1985	December	9A	back-9b-2	5.5M	1977	3279
x	1986	November	9A	back-9b-2	5M	1977	3279
x	1987	September	9A	back-9b-2	5M	1977	3279
x	1988	October	9A	back-9b-2	5M	1977	3279
x	1989	October	9A	back-9b-2	5M	1977	3279
	1990	not made
x	1991	February	9A	back-9c-1	5M	1977	3279
x	1992	March	9A	back-9c-2	5M		33279	730176332796
	1993	not made
x	1994	March	9A	back-9d	5M		33279	730176332796		-
x	1995	April	9A	back-9d	5M		33279	730176332796
x	1996	August	9B-1	back-9d	5M		35003	730176350035
x	1997	September	9B-1	back-9d			35003	730176350035
x	1998		9B-2	back-9f			35003	730176350035
x	1999		9B-2	back-9f			35003	730176350035
	2000	not made
x	2001		9B-2	back-9f			35003	730176350035
x	2002		9B-2	back-9g			35003	730176350035
	2003	not made
x	2004		9C-1	back-9g			35003A	730176350035
x	2005		9C-1	back-9g			35003A	730176350035
x	2005		9C-2	back-9g			35003A	730176350035		2nd printing
	2006	not made
x	2007		9C-2	back-9h-1			35003A	730176350035
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35887	730176358871
x	2009		10B	back-1009b1			35887	730176358871
x	2010		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35887	730176358871
x	2011		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35887	730176358871
	2012	not made
x	2013		10C-1B	back-1010b1			35887	730176358871
x	2014		10C-1B	back-1013b1			35887	730176358871		01268-al
x	2015		10C-1B	back-1013b1			35887	730176358871		01268-al
x	2016		10D-1	back-1016b1			35887	730176358871		01042-al
	2017	not made
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D-2	back-1019b1			654565	730176351179		358
	2020	not made
	2021	not made
	2022	not made
x	2023		10D-2	back-1019b1			654565	730176351179		358
	2024	not made
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1963
1964	882	97	107
1965	1,474	90	109
1966	2,219	75	110
1967	2,936	71	112
1968	3,358	66	112
1969	4,761	60	113
1970	4,293	61	113
1971	3,931	64	113
1972	3,487	80	124
1973	7,755	58	122
1974	6,293	70	121
1975	6,046	76	128
1976	5,445	76	130
1977	5,135	72	130
1978	3,842	79	131
1979	3,277	75	132
1980	1,788	81	132
1981	3,040	74	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	2,988	82	123
1994
1995
1996	3,103	82	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	4,265	79	128
2001	4,824	78	129
2002	5,204	73	129
2003	2,470	102	130
2004	6,043	67	121
2005	6,219	65	121
2006	5,596	68	121
2007	5,680	70	121
2008	6,361	65	121
2009	7,112	68	122
2010	7,452	64	125
2011	7,186	61	129
2012	8,060	58	132
2013	8,753	45	129
2014	8,860	63	136
2015	8,352	64	138
2016	7,814	65	138
2017	7,524	64	139
2018	7,731	64	139
2019	7,204	65	139
2020	4,063	85	137
2021		80	137
2022		65	138
2023		64	138
2024		68	138
2025		75	141