Safety First Merit Badge History
Earned through 192645,931
Best year192610,675 earned
All-time popularity#175official, as of 2020#180by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1916. Peak year 1926 with 10,675. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
"#10 of 65" means the badge was number 10 of the 65 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.
1916151#25 of 56
1917908#11 of 58
1918965#11 of 58
19192,203#12 of 59
19202,327#11 of 59
19214,185#10 of 61
19225,500#10 of 61
19235,564#11 of 63
19245,574#11 of 64
19257,879#9 of 64
192610,675#10 of 65
Grand total through 1926:
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