First Aid Merit Badge History

Earned through 20207,370,988

Best year1974168,828 earned

All-time popularity#1official, as of 2020#1by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1911. Peak year 1974 with 168,828. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19112 earned#11 of 22

191269 earned#7 of 51

1913165 earned#9 of 56

1914470 earned#6 of 58

1915666 earned#5 of 58

19161,018 earned#5 of 56

19171,707 earned#5 of 58

19181,806 earned#5 of 58

19194,688 earned#4 of 59

19203,964 earned#5 of 59

19215,837 earned#5 of 61

19227,607 earned#5 of 61

19237,865 earned#5 of 63

19247,337 earned#5 of 64

19259,105 earned#6 of 64

192613,816 earned#6 of 65

192716,710 earned#6 of 68

192816,984 earned#9 of 88

192921,362 earned#5 of 89

193022,155 earned#6 of 92

193124,786 earned#5 of 96

193226,214 earned#4 of 98

193329,409 earned#4 of 101

193426,321 earned#3 of 101

193529,531 earned#3 of 101

193626,183 earned#3 of 101

193725,987 earned#4 of 102

193832,771 earned#3 of 105

193935,284 earned#4 of 106

194035,240 earned#4 of 106

194132,680 earned#3 of 106

194237,913 earned#1 of 110

194337,226 earned#2 of 112

194441,275 earned#4 of 111

194542,178 earned#3 of 111

194632,520 earned#3 of 111

194730,378 earned#3 of 111

194829,493 earned#3 of 111

194934,505 earned#2 of 111

195038,102 earned#3 of 111

195145,880 earned#2 of 111

195245,992 earned#2 of 120

195346,806 earned#3 of 105

195457,622 earned#3 of 103

195564,509 earned#3 of 100

195666,808 earned#3 of 100

195768,219 earned#3 of 100

195872,622 earned#3 of 101

195980,668 earned#2 of 101

196092,848 earned#2 of 100

196197,979 earned#3 of 101

196299,077 earned#3 of 101

1963100,571 earned#3 of 102

196497,807 earned#3 of 107

196590,548 earned#3 of 109

196688,857 earned#3 of 110

196793,146 earned#3 of 112

196893,050 earned#2 of 112

196994,424 earned#2 of 113

197091,784 earned#4 of 113

197187,779 earned#4 of 113

197288,511 earned#3 of 124

197396,039 earned#2 of 122

1974168,828 earned#1 of 121

1975158,560 earned#1 of 128

1976135,032 earned#1 of 130

1977122,511 earned#1 of 130

1978109,934 earned#1 of 131

1979112,556 earned#1 of 132

198080,970 earned#1 of 132

1981124,216 earned#1 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

199394,528 earned#1 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199697,565 earned#1 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

2000101,200 earned#2 of 128

200196,965 earned#1 of 129

2002100,711 earned#1 of 129

200395,372 earned#1 of 130

200493,056 earned#1 of 121

200587,300 earned#1 of 121

200684,792 earned#1 of 121

200782,274 earned#1 of 121

200884,419 earned#1 of 121

200991,334 earned#1 of 122

201089,694 earned#1 of 125

201194,268 earned#1 of 129

201292,312 earned#1 of 132

201387,477 earned#1 of 129

201480,917 earned#2 of 136

201580,716 earned#1 of 138

201675,256 earned#1 of 138

201769,563 earned#1 of 139

201869,565 earned#1 of 139

201962,352 earned#1 of 139

202031,636 earned#9 of 137

2021No data available#2 of 137

2022No data available#2 of 138

2023No data available#2 of 138

2024No data available#1 of 138

2025No data available#1 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#1 of 141" means the badge was number 1 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.

19112#11 of 22

191269#7 of 51

1913165#9 of 56

1914470#6 of 58

1915666#5 of 58

19161,018#5 of 56

19171,707#5 of 58

19181,806#5 of 58

19194,688#4 of 59

19203,964#5 of 59

19215,837#5 of 61

19227,607#5 of 61

19237,865#5 of 63

19247,337#5 of 64

19259,105#6 of 64

192613,816#6 of 65

192716,710#6 of 68

192816,984#9 of 88

192921,362#5 of 89

193022,155#6 of 92

193124,786#5 of 96

193226,214#4 of 98

193329,409#4 of 101

193426,321#3 of 101

193529,531#3 of 101

193626,183#3 of 101

193725,987#4 of 102

193832,771#3 of 105

193935,284#4 of 106

194035,240#4 of 106

194132,680#3 of 106

194237,913#1 of 110

194337,226#2 of 112

194441,275#4 of 111

194542,178#3 of 111

194632,520#3 of 111

194730,378#3 of 111

194829,493#3 of 111

194934,505#2 of 111

195038,102#3 of 111

195145,880#2 of 111

195245,992#2 of 120

195346,806#3 of 105

195457,622#3 of 103

195564,509#3 of 100

195666,808#3 of 100

195768,219#3 of 100

195872,622#3 of 101

195980,668#2 of 101

196092,848#2 of 100

196197,979#3 of 101

196299,077#3 of 101

1963100,571#3 of 102

196497,807#3 of 107

196590,548#3 of 109

196688,857#3 of 110

196793,146#3 of 112

196893,050#2 of 112

196994,424#2 of 113

197091,784#4 of 113

197187,779#4 of 113

197288,511#3 of 124

197396,039#2 of 122

1974168,828#1 of 121

1975158,560#1 of 128

1976135,032#1 of 130

1977122,511#1 of 130

1978109,934#1 of 131

1979112,556#1 of 132

198080,970#1 of 132

1981124,216#1 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199394,528#1 of 123

1994—

1995—

199697,565#1 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

2000101,200#2 of 128

200196,965#1 of 129

2002100,711#1 of 129

200395,372#1 of 130

200493,056#1 of 121

200587,300#1 of 121

200684,792#1 of 121

200782,274#1 of 121

200884,419#1 of 121

200991,334#1 of 122

201089,694#1 of 125

201194,268#1 of 129

201292,312#1 of 132

201387,477#1 of 129

201480,917#2 of 136

201580,716#1 of 138

201675,256#1 of 138

201769,563#1 of 139

201869,565#1 of 139

201962,352#1 of 139

202031,636#9 of 137

2021—#2 of 137

2022—#2 of 138

2023—#2 of 138

2024—#1 of 138

2025—#1 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.

First Aid: workbook data

Printings (124)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes
c	1919		1B-2									Address of President Woodrow Wilson to the National Council on page ii, followed by and introduction on pages iii and iv. Pages v, vi, vii, viii and ix present information for Applications, Local Authorities, The Examination, Court of Honor Procedure, Presentation of Awards, and Special Scout Awards. Page x list the merit badge requirements
x	1919		1B-2			1919						1A hb 20th edition reference
c	1919		2									20c Wireless
	1921	not made
c	1922		2
c	1923		2
x	1924		2
c	1925		2
x	1925		3A	back-3			3238
x	1925		3A	back-3			3238					with 1927 pasted requirements
	1926	not made
x	1927		3A	back-3			3238
c	1928		3B	back-3			3238
x	1929		3B	back-3			3238
x	1929	September	3B	back-3			3238
c	1929	December	3B	back-3			3238
x	1930	February	3B	back-3			3238
x	1930	May	3B	back-3			3238
x	1931	March	3B	back-3			3238
x	1932	February	3B	back-3	4M		3238
	1932	March	3B	back-3			3238
x	1933	September	3B	back-3	1M		3238
x	1934	February	3B	back-3	3M		3238
	1934	May	3B	back-3			3238
x	1934	October	3B	back-3	3M		3238
x	1935	August	3B	back-3	4M		3238
	1936	August	3C	back-3	4M		3238
c	1937	March	3B	back-3	2M		3238
x	1937	March	3C	back-3	2M		3238
	1938	March	3D	back-3	5M		3238
x	1938	May	3D	back-3	5M		3238
	1939	March	3B	back-3	5M		3238
x	1939	March	3D	back-3	5M		3238
x	1939	June	3D	back-3	8M		3238
x	1939	June	4	back-4	8M		3238
	1940	not made
x	1941	January	4	back-4	6M		3238
x	1941	July	4	back-4	10M		3238
x	1942	April	4	back-4	10M	1942	3238
	1943	not made
x	1944	March	4	back-4	10M	1942	3238
x	1944	March	5A	back-5a	10M	1942	3238
x	1944	December	5B-1	blank	10M	1942	3238
x	1945	October	5B-2	blank	12M	1942	3238
x	1946	March	5B-2	blank	15M	1942	3238
	1947	not made
x	1948	January	5B-2	blank	10M	1942	3238
x	1949	January	5B-2	blank	10M	1942	3238
x	1950	January	5B-2	blank	10M	1942	3238
x	1950		5B-2	blank	15M	1942	3238
x	1951	March	5B-2	back-6a	8M	1942	3238
c	1951	April	5B-2	back-6a	20M	1942	3238
x	1951	August	5B-2	back-6a	8M	1942	3238
x	1952	February	5B-2	back-6b-1-first-aid	12M	1942	3238				HCI
x	1952	November	6A	back-6b-1	8M	1942	3238
x	1953	March	6A	back-6b-1-first-aid	12M	1942	3238				HCI
x	1954	January	6A	back-6b-1-first-aid	10M	1942	3238
x	1954	April	6A	back-6b-2-first-aid	20M	1942	3238
x	1954	September	6A	back-6b-2-first-aid	25M	1942	3238
x	1955	July	6A	back-6b-2-first-aid	35M	1942	3238				HCJV1
x	1956	September	6A	back-6b-2-first-aid	35M	1942	3238				HCJV1
x	1957	May	6B-1	back-6b-2-first-aid	50M	1957	3238				HCJV1
x	1958	June	6B-2	back-6c-first-aid	45M	1957	3238
x	1959	April	6B-2	back-6c-first-aid	50M	1957	3238
x	1960	April	6B-3	back-6d	50M	1957	3238				HCJV2
x	1961	January	6B-3	back-6d	50M	1957	3238
x	1962	January	6B-3	back-6e	50M	1957	3238				HCJ
x	1962	December	6B-3	back-6f	60M	1957	3238
x	1963	October	6B-3	back-6g	60M	1957	3238				HCK
x	1964	December	6B-3	back-6h	65M	1957	3238				HCP
x	1965	October	6B-3	back-6i	60M	1957	3238
x	1966	November	7A-1	back-7	60M	1957	3238				HCL
	1967	not made
x	1968	January	7A-1	back-7	60M	1957	3238				HCL
x	1968	December	7A-1	back-7	70M	1957	3238				HCL
	1969	not made
x	1970	January	7A-2	back-7	65M	1957	3238				HCL, HCM
x	1971	March	7A-2	back-7	19M		3238
x	1972	June	8	back-8a	70M	1972	3276
x	1973	January	8	back-8a	65M	1972	3276				HCSV1
x	1973	September	8	back-8a	60M	1972	3276
x	1974	April	8	back-8b	50M	1972	3276
x	1974	August	8	back-8b	50M	1972	3276
x	1975	March	8	back-8b	50M	1972	3276
x	1976	March	8	back-8c-1	50M	1972	3276
x	1977	May	8	back-8c-2	30M	1972	3276
x	1978	July	8	back-8d	30M	1972	3276
	1979	not made
x	1980	January	9A	back-9a	50M	1972	3276
x	1981	February	9B	back-9a	50M		3276
x	1981	October	9B	back-9a	60M	1981	3276
x	1982	October	9B	back-9a	55M	1981	3276
x	1983	August	9B	back-9a	55M	1981	3276
x	1984	July	9B	back-9a	65M	1981	3276
	1985	not made
x	1986	January	9B	back-9b-2	60M	1981	3276
x	1986	October	9B	back-9b-2	55M	1981	3276
	1987	not made
x	1988	May	9B	back-9b-2	55M	1988	3276
x	1989	April	9B	back-9b-2	40M	1988	3276
	1990		9B			1988
x	1991	March	9B	back-9c-1	60M	1988	3276A
x	1992	March	9B	back-9c-2	60M	1988	33276	730176332765
x	1993	April	9B	back-9c-2	50M	1988	33276	730176332765
x	1994	June	9B	back-9d	50M	1988	33276	730176332765
x	1995	July	9C-1	back-9d	45M	1995	33301	730176333014
x	1996	April	9C-1	back-9d	45M	1995	33301	730176333014
x	1997	September	9C-1	back-9d		1995	33301A	730176333014
x	1998		9C-1	back-9f			33301A	730176333014
	1999		9C-1	back-9f			33301A	730176333014
x	2000		9C-1	back-9f			33301A	730176333014
x	2001		9C-1	back-9f			33301A	730176333014
x	2001		9C-1	back-9f			33301A	730176333014				2nd printing
x	2002		9C-2	back-9f		2002	33301B	730176333014
x	2003		9C-2	back-9g		2002	33301B	730176333014
x	2004		9C-2	back-9g		2002	33301B	730176333014
x	2005		9C-2	back-9g			33301B	730176333014
x	2006		9C-2	back-9g			33301B	730176333014
x	2007		9C-2	back-9h-2			33301B	730176333014
x	2007		9D	back-9h-2			33301C	730176324418
x	2008		10A	back-1008e1			35897	730176358970
x	2009		10B	back-1009e1b			35897	730176358970
x	2010		10C	back-1010e1			35897	730176358970
x	2011		10C	back-1010e1			35897	730176358970
x	2012		10C	back-1010e1			35897	730176358970
x	2013		10C	back-1013e1a			35897	730176358970				01268-AL
	2014	not made
x	2015		10D	back-1013e1a			620609	730176359731				01268-AL
x	2016		10D	back-1016e1			620609	730176359731				01042-AL
x	2016		10D	back-1016e1			620609	730176359731				00432
	2017	not made
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D	back-1019e1			649656	730176350134				00432
x	2020		10D	back-1019e1			655633	730176351582				358
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D	back-1019e1			655633	730176351582				358
x	2023		10D	back-1019e1			660207	7301766602075				358
	2024	not made
x	2025		11A	back-1125		2025	35987	7301766602075	660207	300092560		358

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	2	11	22
1912	69	7	51
1913	165	9	56
1914	470	6	58
1915	666	5	58
1916	1,018	5	56
1917	1,707	5	58
1918	1,806	5	58
1919	4,688	4	59
1920	3,964	5	59
1921	5,837	5	61
1922	7,607	5	61
1923	7,865	5	63
1924	7,337	5	64
1925	9,105	6	64
1926	13,816	6	65
1927	16,710	6	68
1928	16,984	9	88
1929	21,362	5	89
1930	22,155	6	92
1931	24,786	5	96
1932	26,214	4	98
1933	29,409	4	101
1934	26,321	3	101
1935	29,531	3	101
1936	26,183	3	101
1937	25,987	4	102
1938	32,771	3	105
1939	35,284	4	106
1940	35,240	4	106
1941	32,680	3	106
1942	37,913	1	110
1943	37,226	2	112
1944	41,275	4	111
1945	42,178	3	111
1946	32,520	3	111
1947	30,378	3	111
1948	29,493	3	111
1949	34,505	2	111
1950	38,102	3	111
1951	45,880	2	111
1952	45,992	2	120
1953	46,806	3	105
1954	57,622	3	103
1955	64,509	3	100
1956	66,808	3	100
1957	68,219	3	100
1958	72,622	3	101
1959	80,668	2	101
1960	92,848	2	100
1961	97,979	3	101
1962	99,077	3	101
1963	100,571	3	102
1964	97,807	3	107
1965	90,548	3	109
1966	88,857	3	110
1967	93,146	3	112
1968	93,050	2	112
1969	94,424	2	113
1970	91,784	4	113
1971	87,779	4	113
1972	88,511	3	124
1973	96,039	2	122
1974	168,828	1	121
1975	158,560	1	128
1976	135,032	1	130
1977	122,511	1	130
1978	109,934	1	131
1979	112,556	1	132
1980	80,970	1	132
1981	124,216	1	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	94,528	1	123
1994
1995
1996	97,565	1	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	101,200	2	128
2001	96,965	1	129
2002	100,711	1	129
2003	95,372	1	130
2004	93,056	1	121
2005	87,300	1	121
2006	84,792	1	121
2007	82,274	1	121
2008	84,419	1	121
2009	91,334	1	122
2010	89,694	1	125
2011	94,268	1	129
2012	92,312	1	132
2013	87,477	1	129
2014	80,917	2	136
2015	80,716	1	138
2016	75,256	1	138
2017	69,563	1	139
2018	69,565	1	139
2019	62,352	1	139
2020	31,636	9	137
2021		2	137
2022		2	138
2023		2	138
2024		1	138
2025		1	141