Energy Merit Badge History

Earned through 202096,783

Best year20133,989 earned

All-time popularity#140official, as of 2020#146by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1976. Peak year 2013 with 3,989. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1976754 earned#126 of 130

19771,634 earned#114 of 130

19781,877 earned#104 of 131

19791,877 earned#90 of 132

19801,216 earned#90 of 132

19811,838 earned#89 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

19932,680 earned#86 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

19961,227 earned#110 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20001,384 earned#110 of 128

20011,812 earned#105 of 129

20021,998 earned#105 of 129

20032,269 earned#105 of 130

20042,522 earned#100 of 121

20053,019 earned#98 of 121

20062,506 earned#100 of 121

20072,620 earned#98 of 121

20082,651 earned#100 of 121

20093,427 earned#95 of 122

20103,203 earned#100 of 125

20113,641 earned#92 of 129

20123,907 earned#85 of 132

20133,989 earned#68 of 129

20143,669 earned#104 of 136

20153,190 earned#112 of 138

20162,955 earned#111 of 138

20172,749 earned#113 of 139

20182,607 earned#117 of 139

20192,727 earned#118 of 139

20202,162 earned#112 of 137

2021No data available#127 of 137

2022No data available#127 of 138

2023No data available#131 of 138

2024No data available#121 of 138

2025No data available#125 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#125 of 141" means the badge was number 125 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.

1976754#126 of 130

19771,634#114 of 130

19781,877#104 of 131

19791,877#90 of 132

19801,216#90 of 132

19811,838#89 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

19932,680#86 of 123

1994—

1995—

19961,227#110 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20001,384#110 of 128

20011,812#105 of 129

20021,998#105 of 129

20032,269#105 of 130

20042,522#100 of 121

20053,019#98 of 121

20062,506#100 of 121

20072,620#98 of 121

20082,651#100 of 121

20093,427#95 of 122

20103,203#100 of 125

20113,641#92 of 129

20123,907#85 of 132

20133,989#68 of 129

20143,669#104 of 136

20153,190#112 of 138

20162,955#111 of 138

20172,749#113 of 139

20182,607#117 of 139

20192,727#118 of 139

20202,162#112 of 137

2021—#127 of 137

2022—#127 of 138

2023—#131 of 138

2024—#121 of 138

2025—#125 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.

Energy: workbook data

Printings (38)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes
x	1978	April	8	back-8d	10M	1978	3335				HCT
x	1979	February	8	back-8d	5M	1978	3335
x	1979	December	9A	back-9a	4M	1978	3335
	1980	not made
x	1981	March	9A	back-9a	5M	1978	3335
x	1982	September	9A	back-9a	4M	1978	3335
	1983	not made
x	1984	February	9A	back-9a	3.5M	1978	3335
x	1985	June	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M	1978	3335
x	1986	May	9A	back-9b-2	3M		3335
x	1987	May	9A	back-9b-2	3M		3335
c	1988	September	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M		3335
x	1989	June	9A	back-9b-2	3M		3335
x	1990	September	9A	back-9c-1	2.5M		3335
	1991	not made
x	1992	February	9A	back-9c-2	2.5M		33335	730176333359
x	1993	April	9A	back-9c-2	2.5M		33335	730176333359
x	1994	April	9A	back-9d	2.5M		33335	730176333359
x	1995	June	9A	back-9d	3M		33335	730176333359
	1996	not made
x	1997	September	9A	back-9f			33335	730176333359				front says revised 1994 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
x	1998		9A	back-9f			33335	730176333359
c	1999		9A	back-9f			33335	730176333359
x	2000		9A	back-9f			33335	730176333359
x	2001		9A	back-9f			33335	730176333359
c	2002		9A	back-9f			33335	730176333359
x	2003		9A	back-9g			33335	730176333359
x	2004		9A	back-9g			33335	730176333359
x	2005		9B-1	back-9g		2005	33335A	730176333359
x	2006		9B-1	back-9g		2005	33335A	730176333359
x	2007		9B-2	back-9h-2		2005	33335A	730176333359
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1		2005	35889	730176358895
x	2009		10B	back-1009b1			35889	730176358895
x	2010		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35889	730176358895
x	2011		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35889	730176358895
	2012	not made
x	2013		10C-1B	back-1010b1			35889	730176358895
x	2014		10C-2	back-1013b1			619599	730176357645				01268-AL
x	2014		10D-1	back-1016b1			619599	730176357645				01042-AL
	2015	not made
	2016	not made
x	2017		10D-2	back-1016b1			619599	730176357645				00358-AL
x	2017		10D-2	back-1016b1			619599	730176357645				358
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D-2	back-1019b1			650728	730176350585				358
	2020	not made
	2021	not made
	2022	not made
	2023	not made
x	2024		11A	back-1125		2024	35889	7301766623810>	662381	300076200		00358n
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1976	754	126	130
1977	1,634	114	130
1978	1,877	104	131
1979	1,877	90	132
1980	1,216	90	132
1981	1,838	89	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	2,680	86	123
1994
1995
1996	1,227	110	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	1,384	110	128
2001	1,812	105	129
2002	1,998	105	129
2003	2,269	105	130
2004	2,522	100	121
2005	3,019	98	121
2006	2,506	100	121
2007	2,620	98	121
2008	2,651	100	121
2009	3,427	95	122
2010	3,203	100	125
2011	3,641	92	129
2012	3,907	85	132
2013	3,989	68	129
2014	3,669	104	136
2015	3,190	112	138
2016	2,955	111	138
2017	2,749	113	139
2018	2,607	117	139
2019	2,727	118	139
2020	2,162	112	137
2021		127	137
2022		127	138
2023		131	138
2024		121	138
2025		125	141