Water Skiing Merit Badge History

Earned through 2006215,116

Best year19748,198 earned

All-time popularity#105official, as of 2020#110by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1969. Peak year 1974 with 8,198. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19695,773 earned#57 of 113

19706,778 earned#56 of 113

19716,519 earned#55 of 113

19726,582 earned#63 of 124

19736,878 earned#64 of 122

19748,198 earned#65 of 121

19757,819 earned#68 of 128

19767,659 earned#65 of 130

19777,198 earned#62 of 130

19786,605 earned#61 of 131

19795,586 earned#60 of 132

19804,172 earned#53 of 132

19815,705 earned#54 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

19935,053 earned#67 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

19964,801 earned#67 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20006,298 earned#68 of 128

20014,097 earned#80 of 129

20024,782 earned#79 of 129

20034,731 earned#82 of 130

20043,516 earned#94 of 121

20053,560 earned#93 of 121

20063,701 earned#89 of 121

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#89 of 121" means the badge was number 89 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.

19695,773#57 of 113

19706,778#56 of 113

19716,519#55 of 113

19726,582#63 of 124

19736,878#64 of 122

19748,198#65 of 121

19757,819#68 of 128

19767,659#65 of 130

19777,198#62 of 130

19786,605#61 of 131

19795,586#60 of 132

19804,172#53 of 132

19815,705#54 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

19935,053#67 of 123

1994—

1995—

19964,801#67 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20006,298#68 of 128

20014,097#80 of 129

20024,782#79 of 129

20034,731#82 of 130

20043,516#94 of 121

20053,560#93 of 121

20063,701#89 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.

Water Skiing: workbook data

Printings (34)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	Notes
x	1969	January	7	back-7	10M	1969	3357
x	1970	January	7	back-7	10M	1969	3357
x	1970	June	7	back-7	10M	1969	3357
x	1971	November	7	back-7	10M	1969	3357
	1972	not made
x	1973	February	8	back-8a-2	10M	1969	3357
x	1974	March	8	back-8a-2	10M	1969	3357
x	1975	April	8	back-8b	5M	1969	3357
x	1976	May	8	back-8c-1	5M	1969	3357
x	1977	May	8	back-8c-2	5M	1969	3357
	1978	not made
x	1979	February	8	back-8d	3.8M	1969	3357
c	1979	November	9A-1	back-9a	4M	1969	3357
x	1980	November	9A-1	back-9a	4M	1969	3357
x	1981	August	9A-1	back-9a	4M	1969	3357
x	1982	November	9A-1	back-9a	4M	1969	3357
x	1983	July	9A-1	back-9a	3M	1969	3357
x	1984	May	9A-1	back-9a	4.5M	1984	3357
x	1984	November	9A-1	back-9b-1	7M	1984	3357
	1985	not made
x	1986	April	9A-1	back-9b-2	6M	1984	3357
x	1987	February	9A-1	back-9b-2	5M	1984	3357
x	1988	February	9A-2	back-9b-2	6M	1984	3357
x	1989	March	9A-2	back-9b-2	6M	1984	3357
x	1990	September	9A-2	back-9c-1	6M	1984	3357
	1991	not made
x	1992	March	9A-2	back-9c-2	5M	1984	33357	730176333571
x	1993	February	9B-1	back-9c-2	5M	1984	33245	730176332451
x	1994	March	9B-2	back-9d	5M	1984	33245	730176332451
x	1995	November	9B-2	back-9d	5M	1984	33348	730176333489
	1996	not made
x	1997	January	9B-2	back-9d	5.5M	1984	33348	730176333489
	1998	not made
x	1999		9C	back-9f		1999	33348A	730176333489
x	1999		9C	back-9f		1999	33348A	730176333489	2nd printing
x	2000		9C	back-9f		1999	33348A	730176333489
	2001	not made
x	2002		9C	back-9f		1999	33348A	730176333489
	2003	not made
x	2004		9C	back-9g		1999	33348A	730176333489
x	2005		9C	back-9g		1999	33348A	730176333489
x	2006		9C	back-9g		1999	33348A	730176333489
	2007	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1969	5,773	57	113
1970	6,778	56	113
1971	6,519	55	113
1972	6,582	63	124
1973	6,878	64	122
1974	8,198	65	121
1975	7,819	68	128
1976	7,659	65	130
1977	7,198	62	130
1978	6,605	61	131
1979	5,586	60	132
1980	4,172	53	132
1981	5,705	54	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	5,053	67	123
1994
1995
1996	4,801	67	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	6,298	68	128
2001	4,097	80	129
2002	4,782	79	129
2003	4,731	82	130
2004	3,516	94	121
2005	3,560	93	121
2006	3,701	89	121