Stalking Merit Badge History

Earned through 19529,985

Best year1952718 earned

All-time popularity#212official, as of 2020#214by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 1952 with 718. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

19121 earned#48 of 51

19134 earned#53 of 56

19143 earned#55 of 58

19154 earned#56 of 58

19165 earned#55 of 56

191715 earned#54 of 58

191819 earned#54 of 58

191949 earned#57 of 59

192053 earned#55 of 59

192163 earned#58 of 61

192282 earned#58 of 61

1923148 earned#57 of 63

1924133 earned#58 of 64

1925101 earned#61 of 64

1926196 earned#62 of 65

1927293 earned#67 of 68

1928400 earned#76 of 88

1929228 earned#84 of 89

1930457 earned#78 of 92

1931680 earned#80 of 96

1932240 earned#92 of 98

1933189 earned#97 of 101

1934133 earned#99 of 101

1935170 earned#98 of 101

1936115 earned#100 of 101

1937194 earned#98 of 102

1938279 earned#99 of 105

1939164 earned#105 of 106

1940213 earned#102 of 106

1941262 earned#99 of 106

1942196 earned#104 of 110

1943250 earned#102 of 112

1944383 earned#102 of 111

1945397 earned#101 of 111

1946515 earned#93 of 111

1947510 earned#90 of 111

1948363 earned#97 of 111

1949555 earned#89 of 111

1950505 earned#98 of 111

1951700 earned#91 of 111

1952718 earned#100 of 120

"#100 of 120" means the badge was number 100 of the 120 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.

19110none earned

19121#48 of 51

19134#53 of 56

19143#55 of 58

19154#56 of 58

19165#55 of 56

191715#54 of 58

191819#54 of 58

191949#57 of 59

192053#55 of 59

192163#58 of 61

192282#58 of 61

1923148#57 of 63

1924133#58 of 64

1925101#61 of 64

1926196#62 of 65

1927293#67 of 68

1928400#76 of 88

1929228#84 of 89

1930457#78 of 92

1931680#80 of 96

1932240#92 of 98

1933189#97 of 101

1934133#99 of 101

1935170#98 of 101

1936115#100 of 101

1937194#98 of 102

1938279#99 of 105

1939164#105 of 106

1940213#102 of 106

1941262#99 of 106

1942196#104 of 110

1943250#102 of 112

1944383#102 of 111

1945397#101 of 111

1946515#93 of 111

1947510#90 of 111

1948363#97 of 111

1949555#89 of 111

1950505#98 of 111

1951700#91 of 111

1952718#100 of 120

Grand total through 1952:

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Stalking: workbook data

Printings (23)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	©	Notes
c	1920		1C			hb 20th edition reference
x	1920		2
	1921	not made
	1922	not made
c	1923		2
	1924	not made
x	1925		3A		1925
	1926	not made
x	1927		3A		1927
	1928	not made
	1929	not made
c	1930	April	3B		1930
x	1930	April	3B		1930	with pasted december 1931 requirements
c	1931	February	3B		1930
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
	1934	not made
x	1935	May	3B	1M	1930
c	1936	July	3B	1M	1930
	1937	not made
x	1938	June	3C	1M	1930
	1939	not made
x	1940	February	3C	1M	1930
	1941	not made
x	1942	May	4	2M	1942
x	1943	April	4	2M	1942
	1944	not made
x	1945	February	5B	1.5M
x	1945	October	5B	2M
x	1946	March	5B	2M
	1947	not made
x	1948	August	5B	2M
	1949	not made
x	1950	March	5B	1M
x	1950	October	5B	1M
	1951	April	5B	1M
x	1951	October	5B	1M
	1952	March	5B	1M

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	1	48	51
1913	4	53	56
1914	3	55	58
1915	4	56	58
1916	5	55	56
1917	15	54	58
1918	19	54	58
1919	49	57	59
1920	53	55	59
1921	63	58	61
1922	82	58	61
1923	148	57	63
1924	133	58	64
1925	101	61	64
1926	196	62	65
1927	293	67	68
1928	400	76	88
1929	228	84	89
1930	457	78	92
1931	680	80	96
1932	240	92	98
1933	189	97	101
1934	133	99	101
1935	170	98	101
1936	115	100	101
1937	194	98	102
1938	279	99	105
1939	164	105	106
1940	213	102	106
1941	262	99	106
1942	196	104	110
1943	250	102	112
1944	383	102	111
1945	397	101	111
1946	515	93	111
1947	510	90	111
1948	363	97	111
1949	555	89	111
1950	505	98	111
1951	700	91	111
1952	718	100	120