Engineering Merit Badge History

Earned through 2020213,737

Best year201812,280 earned

All-time popularity#106official, as of 2020#99by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1967. Peak year 2018 with 12,280. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1967138 earned#111 of 112

1968418 earned#109 of 112

1969915 earned#106 of 113

19701,220 earned#102 of 113

19711,213 earned#103 of 113

19721,497 earned#105 of 124

19732,968 earned#89 of 122

19742,541 earned#106 of 121

19752,171 earned#110 of 128

19761,877 earned#112 of 130

19772,422 earned#101 of 130

19781,659 earned#109 of 131

19791,705 earned#96 of 132

1980670 earned#109 of 132

19811,208 earned#104 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

19932,263 earned#95 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

19961,725 earned#99 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20002,121 earned#100 of 128

20012,561 earned#98 of 129

20023,276 earned#94 of 129

20033,555 earned#92 of 130

20044,283 earned#87 of 121

20055,164 earned#73 of 121

20064,998 earned#76 of 121

20075,733 earned#69 of 121

20085,965 earned#68 of 121

20097,361 earned#64 of 122

20109,459 earned#56 of 125

20119,418 earned#56 of 129

20129,682 earned#54 of 132

201310,445 earned#40 of 129

201411,624 earned#52 of 136

201511,735 earned#49 of 138

201611,429 earned#49 of 138

201711,773 earned#43 of 139

201812,280 earned#45 of 139

201912,184 earned#45 of 139

20207,800 earned#36 of 137

2021No data available#52 of 137

2022No data available#41 of 138

2023No data available#39 of 138

2024No data available#38 of 138

2025No data available#37 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#37 of 141" means the badge was number 37 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.

1967138#111 of 112

1968418#109 of 112

1969915#106 of 113

19701,220#102 of 113

19711,213#103 of 113

19721,497#105 of 124

19732,968#89 of 122

19742,541#106 of 121

19752,171#110 of 128

19761,877#112 of 130

19772,422#101 of 130

19781,659#109 of 131

19791,705#96 of 132

1980670#109 of 132

19811,208#104 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

19932,263#95 of 123

1994—

1995—

19961,725#99 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20002,121#100 of 128

20012,561#98 of 129

20023,276#94 of 129

20033,555#92 of 130

20044,283#87 of 121

20055,164#73 of 121

20064,998#76 of 121

20075,733#69 of 121

20085,965#68 of 121

20097,361#64 of 122

20109,459#56 of 125

20119,418#56 of 129

20129,682#54 of 132

201310,445#40 of 129

201411,624#52 of 136

201511,735#49 of 138

201611,429#49 of 138

201711,773#43 of 139

201812,280#45 of 139

201912,184#45 of 139

20207,800#36 of 137

2021—#52 of 137

2022—#41 of 138

2023—#39 of 138

2024—#38 of 138

2025—#37 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.

Engineering: workbook data

Printings (45)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes
x	1968	December	7	back-7	20M	1968	3376				HCL, HCN, HCQ
	1969	not made
x	1970	September	7	back-7	9M		3376				HCM
	1971	not made
	1972	not made
x	1973	September	8A	back-8a	4.5M		3376
x	1974	April	8A	back-8b	6M		3376
c	1975	April	8A		5M		3376
	1976	not made
	1977	not made
x	1978	August	8B	back-8d	5M		3376
x	1979	September	9A	back-9a	3M		3376
x	1980	September	9A	back-9a	3M		3376
x	1981	December	9A	back-9a	3M		3376
	1982	not made
x	1983	February	9A	back-9a	2.5M		3376
c	1984	January	9A		3M		3376
x	1985	January	9A	back-9b-2	3M		3376
x	1986	May	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M		3376
x	1987	April	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M		3376
x	1988	February	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M		3376
x	1989	February	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M		3376
x	1990	January	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M		3376
x	1991	February	9A	back-9c-1	3M		3376
x	1992	April	9A	back-9c-2	3M		33376	730176333762
x	1993	August	9A	back-9d	2.5M		33376	730176333762
x	1994	June	9A	back-9d	3M		33376	730176333762
x	1995	May	9A	back-9d	3.5M		33376	730176333762
x	1996	October	9A	back-9d	3.5M		33376	730176333762
	1997	not made
x	1998		9A	back-9e			33376	730176333762				front states revised 1995-back states 1-1-1998
	1999	not made
x	2000		9A	back-9f			33376	730176333762
x	2000		9B-1	back-9f			33376A	730176333762				front states © 2000 and 2000 edition
x	2001		9B-1	back-9f			33376A	730176333762				front state © 2000 and 2001 printing of the 2000 edition
	2002	not made
x	2003		9B-1	back-9g			33376A	730176333762
x	2004		9B-1	back-9g			33376A	730176333762
	2005	not made
x	2006		9B-1	back-9g			33376A	730176333762
x	2006		9B-1	back-9g			33376A	730176333762				2nd printing
x	2007		9B-2	back-9h-2			33376A	730176333762
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35890	730176358901
x	2009		10B	back-1009b1			35890	730176358901
x	2010		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35890	730176358901
	2011	not made
x	2012		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35890	730176358901
x	2013		10C-1B	back-1010b1			35890	730176358901
x	2014		10C-1B	back-1013b1			35890	730176358901				01268-AL
	2015	not made
x	2016		10D	back-1016b1		2016	35890	730176358901				01042-AL
x	2017		10D	back-1016b1		2016	35890	730176358901				00358-AL
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D	back-1019b1		2016	650867	730176350844				358
	2020	not made
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D	back-1019b1		2016	650867	730176350844				358
x	2023		10D	back-1019b1		2016	35890	730176350844	650867			358
x	2023		10D	back-1019b1		2023	35890	7301766602013	660201			358
	2024	not made
x	2025		11A	back-1125		2025	35890	7301766602013	660201	300089232		358

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1967	138	111	112
1968	418	109	112
1969	915	106	113
1970	1,220	102	113
1971	1,213	103	113
1972	1,497	105	124
1973	2,968	89	122
1974	2,541	106	121
1975	2,171	110	128
1976	1,877	112	130
1977	2,422	101	130
1978	1,659	109	131
1979	1,705	96	132
1980	670	109	132
1981	1,208	104	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	2,263	95	123
1994
1995
1996	1,725	99	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	2,121	100	128
2001	2,561	98	129
2002	3,276	94	129
2003	3,555	92	130
2004	4,283	87	121
2005	5,164	73	121
2006	4,998	76	121
2007	5,733	69	121
2008	5,965	68	121
2009	7,361	64	122
2010	9,459	56	125
2011	9,418	56	129
2012	9,682	54	132
2013	10,445	40	129
2014	11,624	52	136
2015	11,735	49	138
2016	11,429	49	138
2017	11,773	43	139
2018	12,280	45	139
2019	12,184	45	139
2020	7,800	36	137
2021		52	137
2022		41	138
2023		39	138
2024		38	138
2025		37	141