Kayaking Merit Badge History
Earned through 2020261,710
Best year201336,217 earned
All-time popularity#92official, as of 2020#84by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 2012. Peak year 2013 with 36,217. 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. "#21 of 141" means the badge was number 21 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.
201221,765#28 of 132
201336,217#13 of 129
201435,533#20 of 136
201534,054#20 of 138
201633,137#20 of 138
201730,466#20 of 139
201831,362#19 of 139
201928,093#19 of 139
202011,083#21 of 137
2021—#14 of 137
2022—#19 of 138
2023—#21 of 138
2024—#21 of 138
2025—#21 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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