First Aid to Animals Merit Badge History

Earned through 1972362,702

Best year193317,465 earned

All-time popularity#81official, as of 2020#86by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 1933 with 17,465. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

191231 earned#17 of 51

1913102 earned#17 of 56

1914294 earned#13 of 58

1915333 earned#16 of 58

1916554 earned#8 of 56

19171,001 earned#8 of 58

19181,092 earned#8 of 58

19192,622 earned#7 of 59

19202,665 earned#7 of 59

19214,618 earned#6 of 61

19225,770 earned#8 of 61

19236,591 earned#6 of 63

19246,776 earned#6 of 64

19259,099 earned#7 of 64

192613,223 earned#7 of 65

192713,745 earned#8 of 68

192817,284 earned#8 of 88

192913,691 earned#14 of 89

193012,851 earned#16 of 92

193113,844 earned#18 of 96

193214,597 earned#16 of 98

193317,465 earned#12 of 101

193415,401 earned#13 of 101

193517,392 earned#12 of 101

193612,325 earned#17 of 101

193714,212 earned#16 of 102

193815,506 earned#16 of 105

193916,667 earned#17 of 106

194014,775 earned#18 of 106

19419,783 earned#22 of 106

19425,572 earned#28 of 110

19434,617 earned#34 of 112

19444,660 earned#41 of 111

19453,615 earned#50 of 111

19462,832 earned#49 of 111

19472,231 earned#56 of 111

19482,038 earned#57 of 111

19492,185 earned#57 of 111

19502,143 earned#60 of 111

19512,500 earned#61 of 111

19521,940 earned#74 of 120

19531,826 earned#69 of 105

19542,023 earned#69 of 103

19552,258 earned#70 of 100

19562,346 earned#70 of 100

19572,166 earned#74 of 100

19582,132 earned#73 of 101

19592,933 earned#68 of 101

19604,043 earned#62 of 100

19612,799 earned#68 of 101

19623,086 earned#68 of 101

19633,117 earned#69 of 102

19642,732 earned#69 of 107

19652,587 earned#69 of 109

19662,730 earned#71 of 110

19672,909 earned#73 of 112

19682,532 earned#79 of 112

19693,249 earned#74 of 113

19703,050 earned#75 of 113

19712,583 earned#78 of 113

19722,959 earned#84 of 124

"#84 of 124" means the badge was number 84 of the 124 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.

19110none earned

191231#17 of 51

1913102#17 of 56

1914294#13 of 58

1915333#16 of 58

1916554#8 of 56

19171,001#8 of 58

19181,092#8 of 58

19192,622#7 of 59

19202,665#7 of 59

19214,618#6 of 61

19225,770#8 of 61

19236,591#6 of 63

19246,776#6 of 64

19259,099#7 of 64

192613,223#7 of 65

192713,745#8 of 68

192817,284#8 of 88

192913,691#14 of 89

193012,851#16 of 92

193113,844#18 of 96

193214,597#16 of 98

193317,465#12 of 101

193415,401#13 of 101

193517,392#12 of 101

193612,325#17 of 101

193714,212#16 of 102

193815,506#16 of 105

193916,667#17 of 106

194014,775#18 of 106

19419,783#22 of 106

19425,572#28 of 110

19434,617#34 of 112

19444,660#41 of 111

19453,615#50 of 111

19462,832#49 of 111

19472,231#56 of 111

19482,038#57 of 111

19492,185#57 of 111

19502,143#60 of 111

19512,500#61 of 111

19521,940#74 of 120

19531,826#69 of 105

19542,023#69 of 103

19552,258#70 of 100

19562,346#70 of 100

19572,166#74 of 100

19582,132#73 of 101

19592,933#68 of 101

19604,043#62 of 100

19612,799#68 of 101

19623,086#68 of 101

19633,117#69 of 102

19642,732#69 of 107

19652,587#69 of 109

19662,730#71 of 110

19672,909#73 of 112

19682,532#79 of 112

19693,249#74 of 113

19703,050#75 of 113

19712,583#78 of 113

19722,959#84 of 124

Grand total through 1972:

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First Aid to Animals: workbook data

Printings (56)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC	Notes
x	1919		2						20c Wireless
c	1920		1C						hb 20th edition reference
	1921	not made
	1922	not made
c	1923		2						20c Radio
c	1923		2						15c Radio
x	1925		2
x	1925		3A over 2	back-3			3318
x	1925		3A	back-3			3318
x	1926		3A	back-3			3318
c	1927		3B-1	back-3			3318
x	1928		3B-1	back-3			3318
x	1928		3B-1	back-3			3318		with pasted 1929 requirements
c	1929		3B-1	back-3			3318
x	1929	December	3B-1	back-3			3318
x	1930	March	3B-1	back-3			3318
x	1930	November	3B-1	back-3		1930	3318
x	1931	June	3B-1	back-3		1930	3318
x	1932	August	3B-1	back-3	2M	1930	3318
	1933	not made
x	1934	June	3B-1	back-3	2M	1930	3318
x	1935	June	3B-2	back-3	2M	1930	3318
x	1936	August	3B-2	back-3	2M	1930	3318
x	1937	August	3C	back-3	2M	1930	3318
x	1938	June	3C	back-3	3M	1930	3318
x	1938	June	3D	back-3	3M	1930	3318
x	1939	December	3D	back-3	5M	1930	3318
	1940	not made
x	1941	June	4	back-4	3M	1930	3318
	1942	not made
x	1943	February	4	back-4	3M	1930	3318
x	1944	April	5A	back-5a	4M	1930	3318
x	1945	January	5B-1	blank	3M	1930	3318
x	1945	October	5B-2	blank	3M	1930	3318	HCD
x	1946	February	5B-3	blank	4M	1930	3318
	1947	not made
	1948	not made
x	1949	February	5B-3	blank	2M	1930	3318
x	1950	January	5B-3	blank	2M	1930	3318
x	1950	November	5B-2	blank	2M	1930	3318
c	1951	September	5B		2M	1930	3318
x	1952	March	5B	back-6b-1-first-aid-to-animals	3M	1930	3318
x	1953	April	6	back-6b-1-first-aid-to-animals	3M	1930	3318
x	1954	March	6	back-6b-2-first-aid-to-animals	3M	1930	3318
x	1954	September	6	back-6b-2-first-aid-to-animals	4M	1930	3318
x	1955	July	6	back-6b-2-first-aid-to-animals	5M	1930	3318
x	1956	July	6	back-6b-2-first-aid-to-animals	5M	1930	3318
x	1957	March	6	back-6b-2-first-aid-to-animals	6M	1930	3318
x	1958	August	6	back-6c-2	6M	1930	3318
x	1959	September	6	back-6c-2	5M	1930	3318
x	1960	August	6	back-6d	5M	1930	3318
x	1961	July	6	back-6e	5.5M	1930	3318
x	1962	August	6	back-6f	5.5M	1930	3318	HCJV2
x	1963	July	6	back-6g	5.6M	1930	3318	HCP
x	1964	June	6	back-6h	6M	1930	3318
x	1965	May	6	back-6h	6.5M	1930	3318
x	1966	August	7	back-7	6M	1930	3318	HCL, HCP
x	1967	June	7	back-7	6M	1930	3318
x	1968	April	7	back-7	7M	1930	3318	HCL
x	1969	June	7	back-7	6.5M	1930	3318
x	1970	March	7	back-7	8M	1930	3318	HCN
x	1971	April	7	back-7	8M	1930	3318	HCM
x	1972	May	7	back-7	8M	1930	3318	HCSV1
	1973	not made
	1974	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	31	17	51
1913	102	17	56
1914	294	13	58
1915	333	16	58
1916	554	8	56
1917	1,001	8	58
1918	1,092	8	58
1919	2,622	7	59
1920	2,665	7	59
1921	4,618	6	61
1922	5,770	8	61
1923	6,591	6	63
1924	6,776	6	64
1925	9,099	7	64
1926	13,223	7	65
1927	13,745	8	68
1928	17,284	8	88
1929	13,691	14	89
1930	12,851	16	92
1931	13,844	18	96
1932	14,597	16	98
1933	17,465	12	101
1934	15,401	13	101
1935	17,392	12	101
1936	12,325	17	101
1937	14,212	16	102
1938	15,506	16	105
1939	16,667	17	106
1940	14,775	18	106
1941	9,783	22	106
1942	5,572	28	110
1943	4,617	34	112
1944	4,660	41	111
1945	3,615	50	111
1946	2,832	49	111
1947	2,231	56	111
1948	2,038	57	111
1949	2,185	57	111
1950	2,143	60	111
1951	2,500	61	111
1952	1,940	74	120
1953	1,826	69	105
1954	2,023	69	103
1955	2,258	70	100
1956	2,346	70	100
1957	2,166	74	100
1958	2,132	73	101
1959	2,933	68	101
1960	4,043	62	100
1961	2,799	68	101
1962	3,086	68	101
1963	3,117	69	102
1964	2,732	69	107
1965	2,587	69	109
1966	2,730	71	110
1967	2,909	73	112
1968	2,532	79	112
1969	3,249	74	113
1970	3,050	75	113
1971	2,583	78	113
1972	2,959	84	124