Skiing Merit Badge History

Earned through 2006276,831

Best year199612,798 earned

All-time popularity#89official, as of 2020#94by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1938. Peak year 1996 with 12,798. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1938128 earned#104 of 105

1939538 earned#90 of 106

1940258 earned#99 of 106

1941239 earned#101 of 106

1942267 earned#99 of 110

1943155 earned#107 of 112

1944193 earned#109 of 111

1945250 earned#107 of 111

1946189 earned#108 of 111

1947204 earned#105 of 111

1948259 earned#104 of 111

1949213 earned#107 of 111

1950238 earned#107 of 111

1951348 earned#107 of 111

1952466 earned#110 of 120

1953410 earned#97 of 105

1954438 earned#98 of 103

1955767 earned#92 of 100

1956874 earned#92 of 100

1957837 earned#92 of 100

1958904 earned#91 of 101

1959838 earned#95 of 101

19601,340 earned#90 of 100

19611,293 earned#92 of 101

19621,439 earned#91 of 101

19631,761 earned#85 of 102

19642,719 earned#70 of 107

19651,842 earned#81 of 109

19661,971 earned#80 of 110

19672,513 earned#78 of 112

19682,815 earned#75 of 112

19693,672 earned#67 of 113

19703,999 earned#64 of 113

19714,031 earned#62 of 113

19723,769 earned#75 of 124

19734,240 earned#75 of 122

19745,261 earned#77 of 121

19756,004 earned#77 of 128

19765,316 earned#77 of 130

19774,241 earned#79 of 130

19785,409 earned#69 of 131

19794,771 earned#64 of 132

19803,742 earned#60 of 132

19814,638 earned#64 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

199312,623 earned#44 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199612,798 earned#46 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

2000244 earned#122 of 128

2001159 earned#121 of 129

2002146 earned#122 of 129

20033,115 earned#97 of 130

20045,289 earned#75 of 121

20053,841 earned#89 of 121

20063,564 earned#90 of 121

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#90 of 121" means the badge was number 90 of the 121 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.

1938128#104 of 105

1939538#90 of 106

1940258#99 of 106

1941239#101 of 106

1942267#99 of 110

1943155#107 of 112

1944193#109 of 111

1945250#107 of 111

1946189#108 of 111

1947204#105 of 111

1948259#104 of 111

1949213#107 of 111

1950238#107 of 111

1951348#107 of 111

1952466#110 of 120

1953410#97 of 105

1954438#98 of 103

1955767#92 of 100

1956874#92 of 100

1957837#92 of 100

1958904#91 of 101

1959838#95 of 101

19601,340#90 of 100

19611,293#92 of 101

19621,439#91 of 101

19631,761#85 of 102

19642,719#70 of 107

19651,842#81 of 109

19661,971#80 of 110

19672,513#78 of 112

19682,815#75 of 112

19693,672#67 of 113

19703,999#64 of 113

19714,031#62 of 113

19723,769#75 of 124

19734,240#75 of 122

19745,261#77 of 121

19756,004#77 of 128

19765,316#77 of 130

19774,241#79 of 130

19785,409#69 of 131

19794,771#64 of 132

19803,742#60 of 132

19814,638#64 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199312,623#44 of 123

1994—

1995—

199612,798#46 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

2000244#122 of 128

2001159#121 of 129

2002146#122 of 129

20033,115#97 of 130

20045,289#75 of 121

20053,841#89 of 121

20063,564#90 of 121

Grand total through 2006:

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.

Skiing: workbook data

Printings (54)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	©	HC	Notes
x	1938	August	3D	2M	1938
x	1938	October	3D	2M	1938
x	1939	August	4	2M	1938
	1940	not made
x	1941	July	4	2M	1938
	1942	not made
	1943	not made
x	1944	June	5A	1M	1938
x	1945	June	5B	1M	1938
x	1946	January	5B	1M	1938
x	1946	October	5B	1M
x	1947	August	5B	1M
x	1948	October	5B	1M
	1949	not made
x	1950	September	5B	1M	1950
	1951	not made
x	1952	September	6A	1M	1950
c	1953	January	6A	1M	1950
c	1953	September	6A	2M	1950
x	1954	September	6A	2M	1950
x	1955	June	6A	3M	1950
x	1956	June	6A	3M	1950	HCJV1
x	1957	August	6A	3M	1950
x	1958	December	6A	3M	1950
x	1959	November	6A	3M	1950
x	1960	September	6A	3M	1950	HCJV2
c	1961	August	6A	3M	1950
x	1962	July	6A	3.4M	1950
	1963	not made
x	1964	January	6A	5M	1950
x	1964	October	6A	3.5M	1950
x	1965	September	6B	10M	1965	HCK, HCL, HCP
x	1966	December	7	5M	1965	HCL
x	1967	December	7	5M	1965
x	1968	November	7	12M	1965	HCL
	1969	not made
x	1970	July	7	8M	1965
c	1971	October	7	7M	1965	HCSV1
x	1972	December	8	6M	1965
x	1973	December	8	8M	1965	HCT
	1974	not made
x	1975	August	8	5M	1965
	1976	not made
x	1977	January	8	4M	1965
	1978	not made
	1979	not made
x	1980	May	9A	5M	1980
x	1981	July	9A	5M	1980
	1982	not made
x	1983	March	9A	5M	1980
c	1983	March	9A	5M	1980		inside cover printed upside down
x	1984	May	9A	5M	1980
x	1985	June	9A	4.5M	1980
x	1986	July	9A	4.5M	1980
x	1987	April	9A	4.5M	1980
x	1987	November	9A	4.5M	1980
x	1988	July	9A	5M	1980
x	1989	June	9A	6.5M	1980
x	1990	August	9A	6M
x	1991	December	9	6M
	1992	not made
x	1993	February	9	5M
x	1994	February	9B	5.5M
x	1995	January	9B	6M
x	1995	September	9B	7M
x	1996	November	9B	6.5M
	1997	not made
x	1998		9B
	1999	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1938	128	104	105
1939	538	90	106
1940	258	99	106
1941	239	101	106
1942	267	99	110
1943	155	107	112
1944	193	109	111
1945	250	107	111
1946	189	108	111
1947	204	105	111
1948	259	104	111
1949	213	107	111
1950	238	107	111
1951	348	107	111
1952	466	110	120
1953	410	97	105
1954	438	98	103
1955	767	92	100
1956	874	92	100
1957	837	92	100
1958	904	91	101
1959	838	95	101
1960	1,340	90	100
1961	1,293	92	101
1962	1,439	91	101
1963	1,761	85	102
1964	2,719	70	107
1965	1,842	81	109
1966	1,971	80	110
1967	2,513	78	112
1968	2,815	75	112
1969	3,672	67	113
1970	3,999	64	113
1971	4,031	62	113
1972	3,769	75	124
1973	4,240	75	122
1974	5,261	77	121
1975	6,004	77	128
1976	5,316	77	130
1977	4,241	79	130
1978	5,409	69	131
1979	4,771	64	132
1980	3,742	60	132
1981	4,638	64	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	12,623	44	123
1994
1995
1996	12,798	46	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	244	122	128
2001	159	121	129
2002	146	122	129
2003	3,115	97	130
2004	5,289	75	121
2005	3,841	89	121
2006	3,564	90	121