Markmanship Merit Badge History

Earned through 1966290,762

Best year196120,758 earned

All-time popularity#87official, as of 2020#91by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 1961 with 20,758. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

191212 earned#38 of 51

191334 earned#36 of 56

191475 earned#39 of 58

191588 earned#32 of 58

1916106 earned#31 of 56

1917158 earned#33 of 58

1918257 earned#27 of 58

1919478 earned#32 of 59

1920562 earned#27 of 59

1921947 earned#28 of 61

19221,159 earned#28 of 61

19231,173 earned#29 of 63

19241,073 earned#30 of 64

19251,234 earned#32 of 64

19261,913 earned#31 of 65

19272,507 earned#33 of 68

19283,796 earned#38 of 88

19292,294 earned#41 of 89

19302,692 earned#40 of 92

19313,722 earned#38 of 96

19323,920 earned#35 of 98

19333,793 earned#35 of 101

19343,049 earned#39 of 101

19353,173 earned#46 of 101

19362,332 earned#49 of 101

19371,952 earned#55 of 102

19382,012 earned#54 of 105

19392,070 earned#54 of 106

19402,196 earned#53 of 106

19411,943 earned#58 of 106

19421,884 earned#54 of 110

19432,052 earned#58 of 112

19442,889 earned#55 of 111

19453,387 earned#51 of 111

19463,121 earned#46 of 111

19472,972 earned#46 of 111

19482,868 earned#46 of 111

19493,130 earned#49 of 111

19503,437 earned#50 of 111

19514,307 earned#46 of 111

19524,827 earned#45 of 120

19535,344 earned#39 of 105

19546,985 earned#38 of 103

19558,706 earned#35 of 100

19569,858 earned#34 of 100

195711,474 earned#30 of 100

195813,082 earned#30 of 101

195914,466 earned#30 of 101

196017,620 earned#29 of 100

196120,758 earned#27 of 101

196219,869 earned#28 of 101

196319,574 earned#28 of 102

196419,142 earned#28 of 107

196519,245 earned#28 of 109

196619,045 earned#25 of 110

"#25 of 110" means the badge was number 25 of the 110 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

191212#38 of 51

191334#36 of 56

191475#39 of 58

191588#32 of 58

1916106#31 of 56

1917158#33 of 58

1918257#27 of 58

1919478#32 of 59

1920562#27 of 59

1921947#28 of 61

19221,159#28 of 61

19231,173#29 of 63

19241,073#30 of 64

19251,234#32 of 64

19261,913#31 of 65

19272,507#33 of 68

19283,796#38 of 88

19292,294#41 of 89

19302,692#40 of 92

19313,722#38 of 96

19323,920#35 of 98

19333,793#35 of 101

19343,049#39 of 101

19353,173#46 of 101

19362,332#49 of 101

19371,952#55 of 102

19382,012#54 of 105

19392,070#54 of 106

19402,196#53 of 106

19411,943#58 of 106

19421,884#54 of 110

19432,052#58 of 112

19442,889#55 of 111

19453,387#51 of 111

19463,121#46 of 111

19472,972#46 of 111

19482,868#46 of 111

19493,130#49 of 111

19503,437#50 of 111

19514,307#46 of 111

19524,827#45 of 120

19535,344#39 of 105

19546,985#38 of 103

19558,706#35 of 100

19569,858#34 of 100

195711,474#30 of 100

195813,082#30 of 101

195914,466#30 of 101

196017,620#29 of 100

196120,758#27 of 101

196219,869#28 of 101

196319,574#28 of 102

196419,142#28 of 107

196519,245#28 of 109

196619,045#25 of 110

Grand total through 1966:

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Markmanship: workbook data

Printings (53)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC	Notes
x	1920		1C			1920			hb 20th edition reference
c	1920		2
	1921	not made
	1922		2
	1923	not made
	1924	not made
x	1925		3A over 2						1920 printing
x	1925		3A
c	1926		3A
	1927	not made
	1928		3B
c	1928		3B						with pasted 1929 requirements
	1929	not made
x	1930	March	3B
	1930	August	3B
x	1930	September	3B
	1931	July	3B
	1931	July	3B						with pasted in 1931 requirements
x	1932	June	3B		1M
	1933	not made
	1934	August	3B		1M
c	1935	June	3B		1M
x	1936	March	3B		1M
x	1937	March	3C		2M
	1938	May	3D		2M
c	1938	August	3D		3M
c	1938	December	3B		2M
	1938	December	3D		2M
x	1939	May	3D		2M
x	1940	November	3D		2M
c	1941	June	3D		2M
c	1941	June	4		2M
x	1942	July	4		2M
	1943	not made
x	1944	April	5A		2M
x	1944	December	5B		3M
x	1945	no date	5B						does not have a printing date
x	1945	October	5B		3M
x	1946	March	5B		4M	1938	3338
x	1947	July	5B		3M
	1948	not made
x	1949	January	5B		3M			HCE
x	1949	October	5B		3M
x	1950	November	5B		4M
x	1951	August	5B		5M			HCH
x	1952	July	6		2M			HCI
x	1953	June	6		8M	1953
x	1954	September	6		9M	1953
x	1955	March	6		12M	1953
x	1955	November	6		15M	1953
x	1956	July	6		16M	1953
x	1957	April	6		22M	1953
x	1958	April	6		23M	1953
x	1959	April	6		22M	1953
x	1960	February	6		30M	1953
x	1961	February	6		30M	1953
x	1962	February	6		30M	1953		HCP
x	1963	May	6		25M	1953
x	1964	February	6		20M	1953		HCK
x	1965	January	6	back-6h	35M			HCK
x	1965	January	6	back-6i	35M			HCP
	1966	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	12	38	51
1913	34	36	56
1914	75	39	58
1915	88	32	58
1916	106	31	56
1917	158	33	58
1918	257	27	58
1919	478	32	59
1920	562	27	59
1921	947	28	61
1922	1,159	28	61
1923	1,173	29	63
1924	1,073	30	64
1925	1,234	32	64
1926	1,913	31	65
1927	2,507	33	68
1928	3,796	38	88
1929	2,294	41	89
1930	2,692	40	92
1931	3,722	38	96
1932	3,920	35	98
1933	3,793	35	101
1934	3,049	39	101
1935	3,173	46	101
1936	2,332	49	101
1937	1,952	55	102
1938	2,012	54	105
1939	2,070	54	106
1940	2,196	53	106
1941	1,943	58	106
1942	1,884	54	110
1943	2,052	58	112
1944	2,889	55	111
1945	3,387	51	111
1946	3,121	46	111
1947	2,972	46	111
1948	2,868	46	111
1949	3,130	49	111
1950	3,437	50	111
1951	4,307	46	111
1952	4,827	45	120
1953	5,344	39	105
1954	6,985	38	103
1955	8,706	35	100
1956	9,858	34	100
1957	11,474	30	100
1958	13,082	30	101
1959	14,466	30	101
1960	17,620	29	100
1961	20,758	27	101
1962	19,869	28	101
1963	19,574	28	102
1964	19,142	28	107
1965	19,245	28	109
1966	19,045	25	110