Rabbit Raising Merit Badge History

Earned through 2003137,332

Best year19756,451 earned

All-time popularity#131official, as of 2020#134by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1943. Peak year 1975 with 6,451. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

194356 earned#111 of 112

19441,241 earned#77 of 111

19452,543 earned#56 of 111

19462,247 earned#58 of 111

19471,882 earned#58 of 111

19481,780 earned#60 of 111

19491,906 earned#59 of 111

19502,495 earned#56 of 111

19513,211 earned#56 of 111

19523,606 earned#57 of 120

19533,410 earned#54 of 105

19543,670 earned#56 of 103

19553,544 earned#56 of 100

19563,150 earned#61 of 100

19573,009 earned#62 of 100

19582,916 earned#66 of 101

19592,971 earned#67 of 101

19603,462 earned#65 of 100

19613,358 earned#65 of 101

19623,357 earned#65 of 101

19633,354 earned#66 of 102

19643,639 earned#63 of 107

19653,083 earned#67 of 109

19662,756 earned#70 of 110

19672,832 earned#75 of 112

19683,338 earned#67 of 112

19693,470 earned#70 of 113

19703,823 earned#67 of 113

19713,425 earned#69 of 113

19723,196 earned#81 of 124

19733,856 earned#78 of 122

19746,321 earned#69 of 121

19756,451 earned#72 of 128

19765,101 earned#79 of 130

19773,555 earned#85 of 130

19782,238 earned#97 of 131

19791,782 earned#93 of 132

19801,019 earned#95 of 132

19811,872 earned#88 of 134

1982No data available

1983No data available

1984No data available

1985No data available

1986No data available

1987No data available

1988No data available

1989No data available

1990No data available

1991No data available

1992No data available

19931,282 earned#114 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199653 earned#126 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20000 earned

200115 earned#125 of 129

20023 earned#128 of 129

200349 earned#123 of 130

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#123 of 130" means the badge was number 123 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.

194356#111 of 112

19441,241#77 of 111

19452,543#56 of 111

19462,247#58 of 111

19471,882#58 of 111

19481,780#60 of 111

19491,906#59 of 111

19502,495#56 of 111

19513,211#56 of 111

19523,606#57 of 120

19533,410#54 of 105

19543,670#56 of 103

19553,544#56 of 100

19563,150#61 of 100

19573,009#62 of 100

19582,916#66 of 101

19592,971#67 of 101

19603,462#65 of 100

19613,358#65 of 101

19623,357#65 of 101

19633,354#66 of 102

19643,639#63 of 107

19653,083#67 of 109

19662,756#70 of 110

19672,832#75 of 112

19683,338#67 of 112

19693,470#70 of 113

19703,823#67 of 113

19713,425#69 of 113

19723,196#81 of 124

19733,856#78 of 122

19746,321#69 of 121

19756,451#72 of 128

19765,101#79 of 130

19773,555#85 of 130

19782,238#97 of 131

19791,782#93 of 132

19801,019#95 of 132

19811,872#88 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

19931,282#114 of 123

1994—

1995—

199653#126 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20000none earned

200115#125 of 129

20023#128 of 129

200349#123 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.

Rabbit Raising: workbook data

Printings (43)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	©	HC	Notes
	1943	not made
	1944	not made
	1945	not made
x	1946	August	5B	5M	1946	HCF
	1947	not made
	1948	not made
	1949	not made
x	1950	September	5B	1M	1946
c	1951	April	5B	1M	1946	HCH
x	1951	October	5B	2M	1946
	1952	July	6	2M	1946
x	1953	June	6	2M	1946	HCI
x	1954	March	6	3M	1946
x	1955	March	6	4M	1946	HCJV1
c	1956	April	6	4M	1946	HCJV1
x	1957	May	6	4M	1946
x	1958	August	6	35C	1946
x	1959	November	6	35C
x	1960	April	6	3.5M
x	1961	March	6	4M
c	1962	May	6	4M		HCJV2
x	1963	June	6	4M		HCJV2
x	1964	March	6	5M
x	1965	April	6	5M		HCP
x	1966	May	6	5M		HCL
	1967	April	7A	5M		HCL
x	1968	March	7A	5M
x	1969	May	7B	5M	1969	HCL
x	1970	May	7B	7M	1969	HCL
x	1971	September	7B	6M	1969	HCM
x	1972	October	8A	6M
x	1973	September	8B	6M		HCT
x	1974	August	8B	9M	1974
x	1975	August	8C	7.5M	1974	HCT
	1976	not made
x	1977	April	8C	4.3M
	1978	January	8C	3M
x	1979	January	8C	3M			the 8 in the code is not shown for "79"
	1980	May	9	2.7M
c	1981	May	9	2.5M
x	1982	April	9	2.5M		HCU
x	1983	February	9	3M
x	1984	January	9	3M
x	1985	January	9	3M
x	1986	June	9	2.5M
x	1987	June	9	2.5M
	1988	March	9	2.5M
x	1989	June	9	2.5M
c	1990	November	9	2.5M
x	1991	November	9	2.5M
	1992	not made
	1993	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1943	56	111	112
1944	1,241	77	111
1945	2,543	56	111
1946	2,247	58	111
1947	1,882	58	111
1948	1,780	60	111
1949	1,906	59	111
1950	2,495	56	111
1951	3,211	56	111
1952	3,606	57	120
1953	3,410	54	105
1954	3,670	56	103
1955	3,544	56	100
1956	3,150	61	100
1957	3,009	62	100
1958	2,916	66	101
1959	2,971	67	101
1960	3,462	65	100
1961	3,358	65	101
1962	3,357	65	101
1963	3,354	66	102
1964	3,639	63	107
1965	3,083	67	109
1966	2,756	70	110
1967	2,832	75	112
1968	3,338	67	112
1969	3,470	70	113
1970	3,823	67	113
1971	3,425	69	113
1972	3,196	81	124
1973	3,856	78	122
1974	6,321	69	121
1975	6,451	72	128
1976	5,101	79	130
1977	3,555	85	130
1978	2,238	97	131
1979	1,782	93	132
1980	1,019	95	132
1981	1,872	88	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	1,282	114	123
1994
1995
1996	53	126	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	0
2001	15	125	129
2002	3	128	129
2003	49	123	130