Bishop
Bishop was the 1188th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 172 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 416th; the most babies were born in 2021 (222). Over the last ten years it has moved down 197 places. More babies were named Bishop in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,188 boys, down 209 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 172boys
- Girls and boys
- 5% girls, 95% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021222 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,091babies recorded
Bishop popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,106 | #1,188 | 8 | 172 |
| 2020 | #7,280 | #979 | 15 | 218 |
| 2010 | — | #1,137 | — | 163 |
| 2000 | — | #1,143 | — | 121 |
| 1990 | — | #3,798 | — | 15 |
| 1980 | — | #3,878 | — | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #3,113 | — | 8 |
| 1950 | — | #1,822 | — | 17 |
| 1940 | — | #2,090 | — | 12 |
| 1930 | — | #1,647 | — | 20 |
| 1920 | — | #1,121 | — | 40 |
| 1910 | — | #988 | — | 11 |
| 1900 | — | #582 | — | 18 |
| 1890 | — | #416 | — | 19 |
| 1880 | — | #535 | — | 12 |
How popular is Bishop, counting every spelling?
Bishop has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,130 for boys in 2025, against #1,188 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Bishop?
172 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bishop (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bishop born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bishop.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bishop?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Bishop are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 25. That makes Bishop mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bishop by state
How common Bishop was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.2×), Louisiana (2.6×), Indiana (2.1×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Bishop
How popular is the name Bishop?
Bishop was the 1188th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 172 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 416th; the most babies were born in 2021 (222). Over the last ten years it has moved down 197 places. More babies were named Bishop in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bishop a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 5% girls, 95% boys given the name Bishop in the US.
Where is Bishop most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bishop was most common in Oklahoma (0.46 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Indiana.