Farm Records Merit Badge History
Earned through 198821,908
Best year19611,471 earned
All-time popularity#196official, as of 2020#198by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1959. Peak year 1961 with 1,471. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
"#121 of 134" means the badge was number 121 of the 134 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.
19591,130#91 of 101
19601,277#92 of 100
19611,471#88 of 101
19621,155#93 of 101
1963961#94 of 102
1964923#96 of 107
1965915#97 of 109
19661,031#101 of 110
1967945#102 of 112
1968751#106 of 112
1969807#107 of 113
1970859#107 of 113
1971729#108 of 113
1972965#117 of 124
1973937#110 of 122
19741,282#119 of 121
19751,185#120 of 128
19761,428#120 of 130
19771,285#119 of 130
1978847#120 of 131
1979899#114 of 132
198052#122 of 132
198174#121 of 134
19820none earned
19830none earned
19840none earned
19850none earned
19860none earned
19870none earned
19880none earned
Grand total through 1988:
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