Family Life Merit Badge History
Earned through 20201,455,287
Best year199661,305 earned
All-time popularity#31official, as of 2020#29by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1993. Peak year 1996 with 61,305. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
Known count No data available
"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#13 of 141" means the badge was number 13 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.
1991—
1992—
19932,932#84 of 123
1994—
1995—
199661,305#7 of 134
1997—
1998—
1999—
200054,281#12 of 128
200154,303#10 of 129
200257,183#11 of 129
200355,630#10 of 130
200457,526#11 of 121
200552,538#11 of 121
200652,671#10 of 121
200751,225#9 of 121
200852,397#9 of 121
200958,568#9 of 122
201058,767#10 of 125
201155,812#9 of 129
201256,210#9 of 132
201355,080#5 of 129
201449,516#11 of 136
201551,008#12 of 138
201650,177#12 of 138
201748,774#11 of 139
201848,787#11 of 139
201947,788#10 of 139
202048,408#1 of 137
2021—#16 of 137
2022—#15 of 138
2023—#14 of 138
2024—#13 of 138
2025—#13 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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