Water Sports Merit Badge History
Earned through 202051,179
Best year20095,135 earned
All-time popularity#171official, as of 2020#95by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 2007. Peak year 2009 with 5,135. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
Known count No data available
"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#127 of 141" means the badge was number 127 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. 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.
20073,556#93 of 121
20084,753#82 of 121
20095,135#86 of 122
20104,891#86 of 125
20114,783#81 of 129
20124,291#79 of 132
20133,935#70 of 129
20143,594#105 of 136
20153,389#106 of 138
20163,123#110 of 138
20172,966#110 of 139
20182,937#112 of 139
20192,762#116 of 139
20201,064#133 of 137
2021—#124 of 137
2022—#122 of 138
2023—#124 of 138
2024—#125 of 138
2025—#127 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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