Insect Life Merit Badge History

Earned through 198197,253

Best year19704,121 earned

Earned by Year

First earned in 1923. Peak year 1970 with 4,121. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

192321 earned#63 of 63

192452 earned#62 of 64

192577 earned#62 of 64

1926109 earned#65 of 65

1927275 earned#68 of 68

19283,946 earned#36 of 88

1929218 earned#86 of 89

1930246 earned#87 of 92

1931238 earned#94 of 96

1932249 earned#91 of 98

1933205 earned#96 of 101

1934196 earned#97 of 101

1935195 earned#97 of 101

1936187 earned#96 of 101

1937187 earned#100 of 102

1938247 earned#101 of 105

1939198 earned#103 of 106

1940189 earned#104 of 106

1941568 earned#85 of 106

1942208 earned#103 of 110

1943237 earned#103 of 112

1944302 earned#105 of 111

1945424 earned#100 of 111

1946466 earned#96 of 111

1947792 earned#77 of 111

1948484 earned#89 of 111

1949701 earned#83 of 111

19501,026 earned#80 of 111

19511,194 earned#79 of 111

19521,021 earned#88 of 120

1953831 earned#83 of 105

19541,101 earned#84 of 103

19551,527 earned#80 of 100

19561,708 earned#77 of 100

19571,836 earned#77 of 100

19582,095 earned#76 of 101

19592,258 earned#72 of 101

19602,605 earned#70 of 100

19613,098 earned#66 of 101

19623,493 earned#64 of 101

19633,479 earned#64 of 102

19643,397 earned#66 of 107

19653,144 earned#66 of 109

19663,388 earned#64 of 110

19673,836 earned#63 of 112

19683,994 earned#61 of 112

19693,978 earned#62 of 113

19704,121 earned#63 of 113

19714,020 earned#63 of 113

19723,951 earned#73 of 124

19733,392 earned#82 of 122

19743,880 earned#87 of 121

19754,033 earned#87 of 128

19763,405 earned#92 of 130

19772,989 earned#91 of 130

19782,590 earned#89 of 131

19791,933 earned#88 of 132

19801,147 earned#91 of 132

19811,566 earned#94 of 134

1982No data available

1983No data available

1984No data available

1985No data available

1986No data available

1987No data available

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#94 of 134" means the badge was number 94 of the 134 merit badges earned that year. The total adds up only the years with a known count.

192321#63 of 63

192452#62 of 64

192577#62 of 64

1926109#65 of 65

1927275#68 of 68

19283,946#36 of 88

1929218#86 of 89

1930246#87 of 92

1931238#94 of 96

1932249#91 of 98

1933205#96 of 101

1934196#97 of 101

1935195#97 of 101

1936187#96 of 101

1937187#100 of 102

1938247#101 of 105

1939198#103 of 106

1940189#104 of 106

1941568#85 of 106

1942208#103 of 110

1943237#103 of 112

1944302#105 of 111

1945424#100 of 111

1946466#96 of 111

1947792#77 of 111

1948484#89 of 111

1949701#83 of 111

19501,026#80 of 111

19511,194#79 of 111

19521,021#88 of 120

1953831#83 of 105

19541,101#84 of 103

19551,527#80 of 100

19561,708#77 of 100

19571,836#77 of 100

19582,095#76 of 101

19592,258#72 of 101

19602,605#70 of 100

19613,098#66 of 101

19623,493#64 of 101

19633,479#64 of 102

19643,397#66 of 107

19653,144#66 of 109

19663,388#64 of 110

19673,836#63 of 112

19683,994#61 of 112

19693,978#62 of 113

19704,121#63 of 113

19714,020#63 of 113

19723,951#73 of 124

19733,392#82 of 122

19743,880#87 of 121

19754,033#87 of 128

19763,405#92 of 130

19772,989#91 of 130

19782,590#89 of 131

19791,933#88 of 132

19801,147#91 of 132

19811,566#94 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

Total of the known years through 1981:

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.

Insect Life: workbook data

Printings (47)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	©	HC	Notes
x	1925	June	3A			HCA
c	1925		3B-1
	1926	not made
	1927	not made
	1928	not made
	1929	not made
	1930	not made
x	1931		3B-2
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
c	1934	February	3B-2	1M
	1935	not made
x	1936	February	3C	1M
x	1937	December	3D	1M
	1938	not made
	1939	not made
	1940	February	3D	1M
	1941	not made
x	1942	June	3D	1M
	1943	not made
x	1944	June	5A	3M	1944
x	1945	April	5B	2M	1944
x	1946	March	5B	2M	1944
	1947	not made
x	1948	January	5B	2M	1944	HCF
x	1948	October	5B	2M	1944	HCF
	1949	not made
x	1950	January	5B	2M	1944	HCH
x	1951	February	5B	2M	1944
x	1951	September	5B	3M	1944	HCH
x	1952	November	6	3M	1944
x	1953	August	6	3M	1944	HCI
x	1954	April	6	5M	1944
x	1954	December	6	5M	1944
c	1955	October	6	6M	1944
x	1956	July	6	7M	1944	HCJV1
x	1957	September	6	8M	1944		uncertain whether there are two varieties or not-if there are i only have the one with the old date, copyright and book number blacked out and new 1957 info is printed below-strange
x	1958	October	6	8M	1944
	1959	not made
x	1960	January	6	7M	1944
x	1960	October	6	7M	1944	HCJV2
x	1961	November	6	7M	1944	HCJ, HCP
x	1962	December	6	7M	1944
x	1963	December	6	7.5M	1944
x	1964	August	6	8M	1944	HCK
x	1965	September	6	8M	1944	HCL, HCP
x	1966	October	7	8M	1944	HCL
x	1967	October	7	8M	1944
x	1968	June	7	9M	1944	HCL, HCN
	1969	not made
	1970	not made
	1971	January	7	8M
x	1972	January	7	8M		HCM
x	1973	April	8	12M	1973
x	1974	February	8	10M	1973	HCT
x	1975	March	8	8M	1973
	1976	not made
x	1977	March	8	5.3M	1973
x	1978	May	8	4M	1973
x	1979	December	9	3.5M	1973
x	1980	November	9	4M	1973
x	1981	October	9	4M	1973
	1982	not made
	1983	not made
c	1984	March	9	3.5M
x	1985	February	9	4M	1985
x	1986	February	9	4M	1985

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1923	21	63	63
1924	52	62	64
1925	77	62	64
1926	109	65	65
1927	275	68	68
1928	3,946	36	88
1929	218	86	89
1930	246	87	92
1931	238	94	96
1932	249	91	98
1933	205	96	101
1934	196	97	101
1935	195	97	101
1936	187	96	101
1937	187	100	102
1938	247	101	105
1939	198	103	106
1940	189	104	106
1941	568	85	106
1942	208	103	110
1943	237	103	112
1944	302	105	111
1945	424	100	111
1946	466	96	111
1947	792	77	111
1948	484	89	111
1949	701	83	111
1950	1,026	80	111
1951	1,194	79	111
1952	1,021	88	120
1953	831	83	105
1954	1,101	84	103
1955	1,527	80	100
1956	1,708	77	100
1957	1,836	77	100
1958	2,095	76	101
1959	2,258	72	101
1960	2,605	70	100
1961	3,098	66	101
1962	3,493	64	101
1963	3,479	64	102
1964	3,397	66	107
1965	3,144	66	109
1966	3,388	64	110
1967	3,836	63	112
1968	3,994	61	112
1969	3,978	62	113
1970	4,121	63	113
1971	4,020	63	113
1972	3,951	73	124
1973	3,392	82	122
1974	3,880	87	121
1975	4,033	87	128
1976	3,405	92	130
1977	2,989	91	130
1978	2,590	89	131
1979	1,933	88	132
1980	1,147	91	132
1981	1,566	94	134
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1987