Leatherwork Merit Badge History

Earned through 20202,637,286

Best year199366,585 earned

All-time popularity#13official, as of 2020#13by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1931. Peak year 1993 with 66,585. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19313,711 earned#39 of 96

19322,507 earned#46 of 98

19332,521 earned#49 of 101

19341,638 earned#59 of 101

19351,533 earned#67 of 101

19361,379 earned#60 of 101

19371,636 earned#61 of 102

19381,925 earned#56 of 105

19391,506 earned#63 of 106

19401,256 earned#68 of 106

19411,286 earned#66 of 106

19421,135 earned#67 of 110

19431,374 earned#66 of 112

19441,724 earned#67 of 111

19451,499 earned#69 of 111

19461,585 earned#67 of 111

19471,337 earned#68 of 111

19481,171 earned#68 of 111

19491,402 earned#68 of 111

19501,358 earned#71 of 111

19511,699 earned#72 of 111

19522,812 earned#62 of 120

19536,342 earned#34 of 105

19548,441 earned#35 of 103

19559,246 earned#34 of 100

19569,146 earned#35 of 100

19578,726 earned#35 of 100

19589,334 earned#34 of 101

195910,401 earned#34 of 101

196011,122 earned#38 of 100

196111,842 earned#38 of 101

196212,073 earned#37 of 101

196312,444 earned#36 of 102

196414,339 earned#33 of 107

196514,475 earned#32 of 109

196615,364 earned#30 of 110

196717,173 earned#27 of 112

196818,582 earned#27 of 112

196919,666 earned#24 of 113

197021,591 earned#23 of 113

197121,922 earned#23 of 113

197223,612 earned#22 of 124

197322,709 earned#24 of 122

197431,124 earned#28 of 121

197536,653 earned#26 of 128

197638,443 earned#20 of 130

197738,186 earned#18 of 130

197837,441 earned#12 of 131

197931,878 earned#17 of 132

198022,960 earned#17 of 132

198135,912 earned#15 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

199366,585 earned#4 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199664,575 earned#5 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

200062,850 earned#9 of 128

200161,001 earned#8 of 129

200264,974 earned#8 of 129

200362,386 earned#8 of 130

200461,116 earned#8 of 121

200556,128 earned#7 of 121

200654,654 earned#8 of 121

200750,852 earned#10 of 121

200851,316 earned#10 of 121

200953,896 earned#12 of 122

201050,028 earned#13 of 125

201151,535 earned#13 of 129

201248,674 earned#12 of 132

201344,344 earned#9 of 129

201442,565 earned#17 of 136

201540,805 earned#17 of 138

201637,920 earned#17 of 138

201735,490 earned#16 of 139

201833,740 earned#17 of 139

201931,397 earned#17 of 139

202010,855 earned#23 of 137

2021No data available#13 of 137

2022No data available#18 of 138

2023No data available#19 of 138

2024No data available#18 of 138

2025No data available#18 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#18 of 141" means the badge was number 18 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.

19313,711#39 of 96

19322,507#46 of 98

19332,521#49 of 101

19341,638#59 of 101

19351,533#67 of 101

19361,379#60 of 101

19371,636#61 of 102

19381,925#56 of 105

19391,506#63 of 106

19401,256#68 of 106

19411,286#66 of 106

19421,135#67 of 110

19431,374#66 of 112

19441,724#67 of 111

19451,499#69 of 111

19461,585#67 of 111

19471,337#68 of 111

19481,171#68 of 111

19491,402#68 of 111

19501,358#71 of 111

19511,699#72 of 111

19522,812#62 of 120

19536,342#34 of 105

19548,441#35 of 103

19559,246#34 of 100

19569,146#35 of 100

19578,726#35 of 100

19589,334#34 of 101

195910,401#34 of 101

196011,122#38 of 100

196111,842#38 of 101

196212,073#37 of 101

196312,444#36 of 102

196414,339#33 of 107

196514,475#32 of 109

196615,364#30 of 110

196717,173#27 of 112

196818,582#27 of 112

196919,666#24 of 113

197021,591#23 of 113

197121,922#23 of 113

197223,612#22 of 124

197322,709#24 of 122

197431,124#28 of 121

197536,653#26 of 128

197638,443#20 of 130

197738,186#18 of 130

197837,441#12 of 131

197931,878#17 of 132

198022,960#17 of 132

198135,912#15 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199366,585#4 of 123

1994—

1995—

199664,575#5 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

200062,850#9 of 128

200161,001#8 of 129

200264,974#8 of 129

200362,386#8 of 130

200461,116#8 of 121

200556,128#7 of 121

200654,654#8 of 121

200750,852#10 of 121

200851,316#10 of 121

200953,896#12 of 122

201050,028#13 of 125

201151,535#13 of 129

201248,674#12 of 132

201344,344#9 of 129

201442,565#17 of 136

201540,805#17 of 138

201637,920#17 of 138

201735,490#16 of 139

201833,740#17 of 139

201931,397#17 of 139

202010,855#23 of 137

2021—#13 of 137

2022—#18 of 138

2023—#19 of 138

2024—#18 of 138

2025—#18 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.

Leatherwork: workbook data

Printings (100)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes
c	1920		1C									leatherworking-hb 20th edition reference
	1921	not made
x	1922		2			1922						leatherworking - 15c Wireless
x	1923		2			1923						leatherworking - 15c Radio
	1924	not made
x	1925		3A									leatherworking - intro 1
	1925		3A									leatherworking - intro 2
x	1926		3A									leatherworking - intro 1
	1926		3A									leatherworking - intro 2
x	1927		3A									leatherworking
	1928	not made
c	1929	October	3B									leatherworking
x	1930	April	3B									leatherworking
c	1930	November	3B			1930						leatherworking
x	1931	August	3B			1930						leatherworking
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
x	1934	March	3B		1M	1930						leatherworking
x	1935	February	3B		1M	1930						leatherworking
x	1936	March	3B		1M	1930						leatherworking
x	1937	July	3B		2M	1930						leatherworking
x	1937	July	3C		2M	1930						leatherwork
	1938	not made
	1939	March	3		2M	1930						leatherwork
x	1939	June	3C		2M	1930						leatherwork
x	1939	June	3D		2M	1930						leatherwork
	1940	not made
	1941	not made
x	1942	March	3D		1M	1930	3310					leatherwork
x	1942	March	4		1M							leatherwork
x	1943	April	4		1M							leatherwork
x	1944	April	5A		1M							leather work
x	1945	January	5B		1M							leather work
	1945	May	5B		1M							leather work
x	1945	October	5B		2M							leather work
x	1946	April	5B		3M							leather work
	1947	not made
x	1948	February	5B		2M							leather work
x	1949	December	5B		2M							leather work
x	1950	December	5B		1M							leather work
c	1951	May	5									leather work
x	1951	September	5C		7M	1951						leatherwork
x	1952	April	6A		8M	1951						leatherwork
x	1953	May	6A		7M	1951					HCI	leatherwork
x	1953	May	6B		7M	1951						leatherwork
x	1954	May	6B		9M	1951					HCJV1	leatherwork
x	1955	May	6B		10M	1951						leatherwork
x	1956	April	6B		10M	1951						leatherwork
x	1957	April	6B		12M	1951						leatherwork
x	1958	August	6B		10M	1951					HCJV1	leatherwork
x	1959	November	6B		10M	1951						leatherwork
x	1960	May	6B		11M	1951						leatherwork
x	1961	May	6B		11M	1951						leatherwork
x	1962	July	6B		11M	1951					HCJ	leatherwork
x	1963	May	6B		12M	1951					HCK, HCP	leatherwork
x	1964	May	6B		12M	1951					HCK	leatherwork
x	1965	April	6B		13M	1951					HCK	leatherwork
x	1966	March	6B		15M	1951					HCL	leatherwork
c	1966	June	6B		15M	1951						leatherwork
	1967	not made
x	1968	March	7A		16M	1951						leatherwork
x	1969	March	7A		19M						HCL	leatherwork
	1970	not made
x	1971	January	7B		20M	1970					HCM	leatherwork
x	1972	January	7B		20M	1970						leatherwork
x	1973	February	8A		18M	1970						leatherwork
x	1973	November	8A		25M	1970					HCT	leatherwork
x	1974	September	8A		5M	1970						leatherwork
x	1975	January	8A		20M	1970						leatherwork
x	1976	February	8B		20M	1970						leatherwork
x	1977	February	8B		19M	1970						leatherwork
x	1978	March	8B		19M	1970						leatherwork
x	1979	March	8B		15M	1970						leatherwork
x	1980	March	9A		19M	1970						leatherwork
x	1981	April	9A		17M	1970						leatherwork
	1982	not made
x	1983	March	9A		15M							leatherwork
x	1983	September	9B		15M	1983						leatherwork
x	1984	September	9B		15M	1983						leatherwork
x	1985	May	9B		17M	1983						leatherwork
x	1986	May	9B		16M	1983						leatherwork
x	1987	February	9B		17M	1983						leatherwork
x	1988	January	9B		16M	1983						leatherwork
x	1988	September	9B		17M	1983						leatherwork
x	1989	October	9B		22M	1983						leatherwork
x	1990	September	9B		22M	1983						leatherwork
	1991	not made
x	1992	August	9B		16M	1983						leatherwork
	1993	not made
x	1994	October	9B		16M	1983						leatherwork
x	1995	September	9B		17M	1983						leatherwork
x	1996	October	9B		18M	1983						leatherwork
	1997	not made
x	1998		9B			1983						front has © 1983 boy scouts of America 20 19 18 17 16 and in the back it state (corrected to january 1, 1998)
x	1999		9B
x	2000		9B
x	2001		9B
x	2002		9B
x	2002		9C-1			2002
x	2003		9C-1			2002
	2004	not made
x	2005		9C-1			2002
x	2006		9C-1
x	2007		9C-2
x	2008		10A
	2009	not made
x	2010		10C
x	2011		10C
	2012	not made
x	2013		10C
x	2014		10C
	2015	not made
	2016	not made
x	2017		10C									-
x	2018		10D
x	2019		10D
	2020	not made
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D
x	2023		10D
x	2024		10D			2024	35914	7301766610520	661052
x	2025		11A	back-1125		2025	35914	7301766610520	661052	300086900

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1931	3,711	39	96
1932	2,507	46	98
1933	2,521	49	101
1934	1,638	59	101
1935	1,533	67	101
1936	1,379	60	101
1937	1,636	61	102
1938	1,925	56	105
1939	1,506	63	106
1940	1,256	68	106
1941	1,286	66	106
1942	1,135	67	110
1943	1,374	66	112
1944	1,724	67	111
1945	1,499	69	111
1946	1,585	67	111
1947	1,337	68	111
1948	1,171	68	111
1949	1,402	68	111
1950	1,358	71	111
1951	1,699	72	111
1952	2,812	62	120
1953	6,342	34	105
1954	8,441	35	103
1955	9,246	34	100
1956	9,146	35	100
1957	8,726	35	100
1958	9,334	34	101
1959	10,401	34	101
1960	11,122	38	100
1961	11,842	38	101
1962	12,073	37	101
1963	12,444	36	102
1964	14,339	33	107
1965	14,475	32	109
1966	15,364	30	110
1967	17,173	27	112
1968	18,582	27	112
1969	19,666	24	113
1970	21,591	23	113
1971	21,922	23	113
1972	23,612	22	124
1973	22,709	24	122
1974	31,124	28	121
1975	36,653	26	128
1976	38,443	20	130
1977	38,186	18	130
1978	37,441	12	131
1979	31,878	17	132
1980	22,960	17	132
1981	35,912	15	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	66,585	4	123
1994
1995
1996	64,575	5	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	62,850	9	128
2001	61,001	8	129
2002	64,974	8	129
2003	62,386	8	130
2004	61,116	8	121
2005	56,128	7	121
2006	54,654	8	121
2007	50,852	10	121
2008	51,316	10	121
2009	53,896	12	122
2010	50,028	13	125
2011	51,535	13	129
2012	48,674	12	132
2013	44,344	9	129
2014	42,565	17	136
2015	40,805	17	138
2016	37,920	17	138
2017	35,490	16	139
2018	33,740	17	139
2019	31,397	17	139
2020	10,855	23	137
2021		13	137
2022		18	138
2023		19	138
2024		18	138
2025		18	141