Leatherworking Merit Badge History

Earned through 193013,824

Best year19302,582 earned

All-time popularity#206official, as of 2020#208by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1913. Peak year 1930 with 2,582. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

19120 earned

191315 earned#43 of 56

191455 earned#43 of 58

191514 earned#51 of 58

191617 earned#50 of 56

191719 earned#52 of 58

191855 earned#47 of 58

1919194 earned#43 of 59

1920131 earned#43 of 59

1921403 earned#42 of 61

1922553 earned#41 of 61

1923512 earned#42 of 63

1924696 earned#40 of 64

1925760 earned#40 of 64

19261,126 earned#43 of 65

19272,227 earned#34 of 68

19282,386 earned#47 of 88

19292,079 earned#43 of 89

19302,582 earned#42 of 92

"#42 of 92" means the badge was number 42 of the 92 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

19120none earned

191315#43 of 56

191455#43 of 58

191514#51 of 58

191617#50 of 56

191719#52 of 58

191855#47 of 58

1919194#43 of 59

1920131#43 of 59

1921403#42 of 61

1922553#41 of 61

1923512#42 of 63

1924696#40 of 64

1925760#40 of 64

19261,126#43 of 65

19272,227#34 of 68

19282,386#47 of 88

19292,079#43 of 89

19302,582#42 of 92

Grand total through 1930:

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Leatherworking: workbook data

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Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	0
1913	15	43	56
1914	55	43	58
1915	14	51	58
1916	17	50	56
1917	19	52	58
1918	55	47	58
1919	194	43	59
1920	131	43	59
1921	403	42	61
1922	553	41	61
1923	512	42	63
1924	696	40	64
1925	760	40	64
1926	1,126	43	65
1927	2,227	34	68
1928	2,386	47	88
1929	2,079	43	89
1930	2,582	42	92