Merit Badge File Names

The following table gives the file names for the Merit Badge Requirements found on this system in the www.usscouts.org/mb/ directory. The File names are based on the numbers assigned to each Merit Badge by BSA for their Council Advancement records.

For example, Camping Merit Badge has been assigned Number 1 by BSA, and is found at www.usscouts.org/mb/mb001.asp, and the color graphic for the Merit Badge is at www.usscouts.org/mb/patch/mb001c.gif.

Merit Badge names and numbers shown in this format have been discontinued by BSA, and are included in this table only for reference purposes.

Note that the numbering system began around 1986. Merit Badges prior to that date were not assigned numbers, and were referenced in BSA's records only by name. there were nearly 100 merit badges that had been available and dropped between the start of the merit badge program in 1910, and the assignment of numbers, in addition to the badges listed below. For a full list of all merit badges ever offered by BSA, and the years when they were available, Click here.

Exceptions to the naming convention for merit badge images:

There are 2 versions of the Family Life, Hiking, and Cycling merit badges.
mb129oc.gif, mb039c.gif and mb061c.gif have green borders, and
mb129c.gif, mb039rc.gif and mb061rc.gif have silver borders,
in line with the change of these Merit Badges
from Elective to Required status in 1995 and 1999.

There are 2 versions of the Safety and Sports merit badges.
mb012c.gif and mb013c.gif have silver borders, and
mb012oc.gif and mb013oc.gif have green borders,
in line with the change of these Merit Badges
from Required to Elective status in 1999.

There are 2 versions of the
Aviation, Journalism, and Railroading merit badges
due to changes in the design of these merit badges.
mb025c.gif, mb066c.gif and mb094c.gif are the older versions
mb025ac.gif, mb066ac.gif and mb094ac.gif are the current versions

The Atomic Energy merit badge image is mb024c.gif,
while the Nuclear Science merit badge image is mb024ac.jpg

The Auto Mechanics merit badge image is mb127c.gif,
while the Automotive Maintenance merit badge image is mb127ac.jpg

Number	Merit Badge Name		Merit Badge Name	Number
Numerical Sort			Alphabetical Sort
001	Camping		Agribusiness	120
002	Citizenship in the Community		American Business	015
003	Citizenship in the Nation		American Cultures	017
004	Citizenship in the World		American Heritage	016
005	Communications		American Labor	121
006	Emergency Preparedness		Animal Science	018
007	Environmental Science		Archaeology	132
008	First Aid		Archery	019
009	Lifesaving		Architecture	020
010	Personal Fitness		Art	021
011	Personal Management		Astronomy	022
012	Safety		Athletics	023
013	Sports		Auto Mechanics Automotive Maintenance	127
014	Swimming		Aviation	025
015	American Business		Backpacking	026
016	American Heritage		Basketry	027
017	American Cultures		Beekeeping	028
018	Animal Science		Bird Study	029
019	Archery		Bookbinding	030
020	Architecture		Botany	031
021	Art		Bugling	032
022	Astronomy		Camping	001
023	Athletics		Canoeing	033
024	Atomic Energy Nuclear Science		Historic Carpentry	139
025	Aviation		Chemistry	034
026	Backpacking		Chess	147
027	Basketry		Cinematography	126
028	Beekeeping		Citizenship in the Community	002
029	Bird Study		Citizenship in the Nation	003
030	Bookbinding		Citizenship in the World	004
031	Botany		Climbing	133
032	Bugling		Coin Collecting	035
033	Canoeing		Collections	128
034	Chemistry		Communications	005
035	Coin Collecting		Composite Materials	137
036	Computers		Computers	036
037	Consumer Buying		Consumer Buying	037
038	Cooking		Cooking	038
039	Cycling		Crime Prevention	131
040	Dentistry		Cycling	039
041	Dog Care		Dentistry	040
042	Drafting		Disabilities Awareness Handicap Awareness	060
043	Electricity		Dog Care	041
044	Electronics		Drafting	042
045	Energy		Electricity	043
046	Engineering		Electronics	044
047	Farm and Ranch Management		Emergency Preparedness	006
048	Farm Mechanics		Energy	045
049	Fingerprinting		Engineering	046
050	Firemanship Fire Safety		Entrepreneurship	134
051	Fish and Wildlife Management		Environmental Science	007
052	Fishing		Family Life	129
053	Food Systems		Farm and Ranch Management	047
054	Forestry		Farm Mechanics	048
055	Gardening		Fingerprinting	049
056	Genealogy		Firemanship Fire Safety	050
057	General Science		First Aid	008
058	Geology		Fish and Wildlife Management	051
059	Golf		Fishing	052
060	Handicap Awareness Disabilities Awareness		Fly Fishing	136
061	Hiking		Food Systems	053
062	Home Repairs		Forestry	054
063	Horsemanship	Gardening	055
064	Indian Lore	Genealogy	056
065	Insect Life Insect Study	General Science	057
066	Journalism	Geocaching	145
067	Landscape Architecture	Geology	058
068	Law	Golf	059
069	Leatherwork	Graphic Arts	122
070	Machinery	Hiking	061
071	Mammals Mammal Study	Home Repairs	062
072	Masonry	Horsemanship	063
073	Metals Engineering	Indian Lore	064
074	Metalwork	Insect Life Insect Study	065
075	Model Design and Building	Inventing	144
076	Motorboating	Journalism	066
077	Music	Landscape Architecture	067
078	Nature	Law	068
079	Oceanography	Leatherwork	069
080	Orienteering	Lifesaving	009
081	Painting	Machinery	070
082	Pets	Mammals Mammal Study	071
083	Photography	Masonry	072
084	Pioneering	Medicine	130
085	Plant Science	Metals Engineering	073
086	Plumbing	Metalwork	074
087	Pottery	Model Design and Building	075
088	Printing	Motorboating	076
089	Public Health	Music	077
090	Public Speaking	Nature	078
091	Pulp and Paper	Nuclear Science Atomic Energy	024
092	Rabbit Raising	Oceanography	079
093	Radio	Orienteering	080
094	Railroading	Painting	081
095	Reading	Historic Pathfinding	140
096	Reptile Study Reptile and Amphibian Study	Personal Fitness	010
097	Rifle and Shotgun Shooting	Personal Management	011
098	Rowing	Pets	082
099	Salesmanship	Photography	083
100	Scholarship	Pioneering	084
101	Sculpture	Plant Science	085
102	Signaling	Plumbing	086
103	Skating	Pottery	087
104	Skiing	Printing	088
105	Small Boat Sailing	Public Health	089
106	Soil and Water Conservation	Public Speaking	090
107	Space Exploration	Pulp and Paper	091
108	Stamp Collecting	Rabbit Raising	092
109	Surveying	Radio	093
110	Textile	Railroading	094
111	Theater	Reading	095
112	Traffic Safety	Reptile Study Reptile and Amphibian Study	096
113	Truck Transportation	Rifle and Shotgun Shooting	097
114	Veterinary Science Veterinary Medicine	Rifle Shooting	123
115	Waterskiing Water Sports	Robotics	146
116	Weather	Rowing	098
117	Wilderness Survival	Safety	012
118	Wood Carving	Salesmanship	099
119	Woodwork	Scholarship	100
120	Agribusiness	Scouting Heritage	143
121	American Labor	Scuba Diving	138
122	Graphic Arts	Sculpture	101
123	Rifle Shooting	Shotgun Shooting	124
124	Shotgun Shooting	Signaling	102
125	Whitewater	Historic Signaling	141
126	Cinematography	Skating	103
127	Auto Mechanics Automotive Maintenance	Skiing	104
128	Collections	Small Boat Sailing	105
129	Family Life	Snow Sports	135
130	Medicine	Soil and Water Conservation	106
131	Crime Prevention	Space Exploration	107
132	Archaeology	Sports	013
133	Climbing	Stamp Collecting	108
134	Entrepreneurship	Surveying	109
135	Snow Sports	Swimming	014
136	Fly Fishing	Textile	110
137	Composite Materials	Theater	111
138	Scuba Diving	Historic Tracking	142
139	Historic Carpentry	Traffic Safety	112
140	Historic Pathfinding	Truck Transportation	113
141	Historic Signaling	Veterinary Science Veterinary Medicine	114
142	Historic Tracking	Waterskiing Water Sports	115
143	Scouting Heritage	Weather	116
144	Inventing	Welding	148
145	Geocaching	Whitewater	125
146	Robotics	Wilderness Survival	117
147	Chess	Wood Carving	118
148	Welding	Woodwork	119