Rocks and Minerals Merit Badge History

Earned through 195320,991

Best year19522,354 earned

All-time popularity#197official, as of 2020#199by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1937. Peak year 1952 with 2,354. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

193719 earned#102 of 102

1938750 earned#79 of 105

1939697 earned#80 of 106

1940856 earned#77 of 106

1941806 earned#79 of 106

1942873 earned#75 of 110

1943896 earned#80 of 112

19441,263 earned#76 of 111

19451,192 earned#75 of 111

19461,135 earned#73 of 111

19471,160 earned#71 of 111

19481,131 earned#71 of 111

19491,419 earned#66 of 111

19501,914 earned#63 of 111

19512,243 earned#62 of 111

19522,354 earned#67 of 120

19532,283 earned#61 of 105

"#61 of 105" means the badge was number 61 of the 105 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.

193719#102 of 102

1938750#79 of 105

1939697#80 of 106

1940856#77 of 106

1941806#79 of 106

1942873#75 of 110

1943896#80 of 112

19441,263#76 of 111

19451,192#75 of 111

19461,135#73 of 111

19471,160#71 of 111

19481,131#71 of 111

19491,419#66 of 111

19501,914#63 of 111

19512,243#62 of 111

19522,354#67 of 120

19532,283#61 of 105

Grand total through 1953:

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Rocks and Minerals: workbook data

Printings (19)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	HC
x	1937	September	3D	2M
x	1938	April	3D	2M
x	1939	March	3D	2M
x	1940	August	3D	2M
x	1941	December	4	2M	HCB
	1942	not made
x	1943	April	4	2M
x	1944	April	5A	1M
x	1945	Febraury	5B	2M
x	1945	June	5B	3M
x	1946	July	5B	3M
	1947	not made
x	1948	January	5B	3M
x	1949	April	5B	2M
x	1950	Febraury	5B	2M
x	1951	Febraury	5B	2M
x	1951	August	5B	2M
x	1951	November	5B	3M
	1952	July	5B	1M
x	1952	November	5B	2M
x	1953	April	5B	1M

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1937	19	102	102
1938	750	79	105
1939	697	80	106
1940	856	77	106
1941	806	79	106
1942	873	75	110
1943	896	80	112
1944	1,263	76	111
1945	1,192	75	111
1946	1,135	73	111
1947	1,160	71	111
1948	1,131	71	111
1949	1,419	66	111
1950	1,914	63	111
1951	2,243	62	111
1952	2,354	67	120
1953	2,283	61	105