Mechanical Drawing Merit Badge History

Earned through 1964174,497

Best year196410,990 earned

All-time popularity#117official, as of 2020#122by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1933. Peak year 1964 with 10,990. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1933619 earned#83 of 101

19341,930 earned#55 of 101

19352,717 earned#51 of 101

19362,458 earned#47 of 101

19372,824 earned#44 of 102

19383,906 earned#37 of 105

19394,194 earned#36 of 106

19404,445 earned#33 of 106

19414,204 earned#33 of 106

19424,018 earned#32 of 110

19434,943 earned#31 of 112

19446,073 earned#31 of 111

19455,779 earned#32 of 111

19464,780 earned#32 of 111

19474,244 earned#33 of 111

19483,993 earned#35 of 111

19494,190 earned#35 of 111

19505,217 earned#36 of 111

19515,440 earned#37 of 111

19525,584 earned#41 of 120

19534,993 earned#42 of 105

19545,642 earned#44 of 103

19556,059 earned#41 of 100

19566,500 earned#42 of 100

19576,786 earned#42 of 100

19587,078 earned#40 of 101

19596,915 earned#42 of 101

19608,543 earned#42 of 100

19619,584 earned#41 of 101

19629,811 earned#41 of 101

196310,038 earned#41 of 102

196410,990 earned#39 of 107

"#39 of 107" means the badge was number 39 of the 107 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.

1933619#83 of 101

19341,930#55 of 101

19352,717#51 of 101

19362,458#47 of 101

19372,824#44 of 102

19383,906#37 of 105

19394,194#36 of 106

19404,445#33 of 106

19414,204#33 of 106

19424,018#32 of 110

19434,943#31 of 112

19446,073#31 of 111

19455,779#32 of 111

19464,780#32 of 111

19474,244#33 of 111

19483,993#35 of 111

19494,190#35 of 111

19505,217#36 of 111

19515,440#37 of 111

19525,584#41 of 120

19534,993#42 of 105

19545,642#44 of 103

19556,059#41 of 100

19566,500#42 of 100

19576,786#42 of 100

19587,078#40 of 101

19596,915#42 of 101

19608,543#42 of 100

19619,584#41 of 101

19629,811#41 of 101

196310,038#41 of 102

196410,990#39 of 107

Grand total through 1964:

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Mechanical Drawing: workbook data

Printings (32)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	©	HC
	1934		3
	1935	March	3B
x	1936	March	3B	2M	1936
	1937	not made
x	1938	February	3B	2M
c	1938	August	3B	1M
c	1939	March	3B	1M
x	1940	February	4	1M
x	1940	December	4	1M
x	1941	August	4	1M
x	1942	May	4	2M
x	1943	April	4	2M
x	1944	April	5A	3M
x	1945	September	5B	3.5M	1945	HCD
x	1946	February	5B	4M	1945
	1947	not made
x	1948	August	5B	2M	1945
x	1949	December	5B	2M	1945	HCG
x	1950	December	5B	2M	1945
x	1951	October	5B	2M	1945	HCH
c	1952	November	5B	3M	1945
x	1952	November	6	3M	1945
x	1953	August	6	3M	1945
x	1954	July	6	4M	1945	HCJV1
x	1955	June	6	5M	1945
x	1956	February	6	5M	1945
x	1956	April	6	5M	1945
	1957	not made
x	1958	January	6	6M	1945
x	1959	March	6	6M	1945
x	1960	February	6	6M	1945
x	1960	December	6	6M	1945	HCJV2
x	1961	December	6	6M	1945	HCJ
	1962	not made
x	1963	January	6	6M	1945	HCP
x	1963	November	6	6M	1945
	1964	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1933	619	83	101
1934	1,930	55	101
1935	2,717	51	101
1936	2,458	47	101
1937	2,824	44	102
1938	3,906	37	105
1939	4,194	36	106
1940	4,445	33	106
1941	4,204	33	106
1942	4,018	32	110
1943	4,943	31	112
1944	6,073	31	111
1945	5,779	32	111
1946	4,780	32	111
1947	4,244	33	111
1948	3,993	35	111
1949	4,190	35	111
1950	5,217	36	111
1951	5,440	37	111
1952	5,584	41	120
1953	4,993	42	105
1954	5,642	44	103
1955	6,059	41	100
1956	6,500	42	100
1957	6,786	42	100
1958	7,078	40	101
1959	6,915	42	101
1960	8,543	42	100
1961	9,584	41	101
1962	9,811	41	101
1963	10,038	41	102
1964	10,990	39	107