Given the number of Merit Badges available to you, you can bet that some are more popular than others. “Brian on Scouting,” a popular blog run by an Eagle Scout who is also Senior Editor of Boy’s Life, Scouting and Eagle’s Call magazines, took a look at the top 10, top “alternative 10” and bottom 10 Merit Badges, as well as providing all the numbers for all the Merit Badges in between:
2018 Merit Badge Rankings: A deep dive into the official number, from 1 to 137
A quick look at the most and least popular Merit Badges:
If you find a Merit Badge that you want to do, just come see myself, Mr. Lynn, or Mr. White and we’ll be happy to get you started with a Merit Badge counselor and get your Blue Card started.
— Mr. Gerstein