Metals Engineering Merit Badge History
Earned through 200329,857
Best year19734,847 earned
All-time popularity#186official, as of 2020#192by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1972. Peak year 1973 with 4,847. 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. "#124 of 130" means the badge was number 124 of the 130 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.
19724,104#72 of 124
19734,847#68 of 122
19742,017#112 of 121
19751,773#116 of 128
19761,490#119 of 130
19771,366#118 of 130
19781,160#118 of 131
19791,043#111 of 132
1980499#117 of 132
1981925#115 of 134
1982—
1983—
1984—
1985—
1986—
1987—
1988—
1989—
1990—
1991—
1992—
19931,268#115 of 123
1994—
1995—
1996134#123 of 134
1997—
1998—
1999—
2000249#121 of 128
2001685#117 of 129
200260#124 of 129
200336#124 of 130
Grand total through 2003:
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.