Medicine Merit Badge History
Earned through 202094,597
Best year20104,547 earned
All-time popularity#143official, as of 2020#145by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1993. Peak year 2010 with 4,547. 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. "#95 of 137" means the badge was number 95 of the 137 merit badges earned that year. 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.
1991—
1992—
19932,495#88 of 123
1994—
1995—
19962,079#94 of 134
1997—
1998—
1999—
20002,756#93 of 128
20012,901#92 of 129
20023,031#97 of 129
20033,074#98 of 130
20043,196#96 of 121
20053,396#94 of 121
20063,493#93 of 121
20073,644#89 of 121
20083,693#91 of 121
20094,513#90 of 122
20104,547#88 of 125
20114,480#85 of 129
20124,507#75 of 132
20133,990#67 of 129
20143,725#102 of 136
20153,807#100 of 138
20163,767#100 of 138
20173,561#99 of 139
20183,878#98 of 139
20193,758#102 of 139
20203,278#95 of 137
Grand total through 2020:
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