Bishop

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #1,188 for boys in 2025, 172 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1890 · 19 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,980
since 1880

Bishop over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Bishop has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202025peak #415, 1890boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,9178#1,188172
2024#9,55610#1,189173
2023#10,3129#1,176174
2022#8,03213#1,025216
2021#7,25015#987222
2020#7,21215#979218
2019#6,69817#1,041198
2018#8,14613#984210
2017#14,1246#990206
2016—#1,045189
2015—#991208
2014—#1,052189
2013—#1,144158
2012—#1,040185
2011—#1,118163
2010—#1,137163
2009—#1,063175
2008—#1,090170
2007—#1,088168
2006—#1,106158
2005—#1,093151
2004—#1,316112
2003#15,7845#1,122136
2002—#1,244109
2001—#1,171117
2000—#1,142121
1999—#1,039133
1998—#962144
1997—#1,25192
1996—#1,36878
1995—#1,25686
1994—#1,135100
1993—#1,63854
1992—#2,00239
1991—#3,81315
1990—#3,77915
1989—#3,61815
1988—#4,45010
1987—#4,9688
1986—#3,44013
1985—#5,7856
1984—#4,5528
1983—#4,9077
1982—#2,83116
1981—#4,1539
1980—#3,83810
1979—#2,46519
1978—#3,21512
1977—#2,91014
1976—#5,5875
1975—#3,07812
1974—#3,5589
1973—#4,0547
1972—#3,6228
1971—#3,14610
1970——
1969—#3,0629
1968—#3,1078
1967—#2,9858
1966—#2,46511
1965—#2,7809
1964—#2,8549
1963—#2,20014
1962—#2,03516
1961—#2,40912
1960—#3,0778
1959—#2,8219
1958—#2,50611
1957—#2,09315
1956—#1,60824
1955—#1,68221
1954—#1,82618
1953—#1,50825
1952—#1,93916
1951—#1,83817
1950—#1,81517
1949—#1,75418
1948—#1,55922
1947—#1,59922
1946—#1,50922
1945—#1,37823
1944—#1,48321
1943—#1,91015
1942—#1,79916
1941—#1,23029
1940—#2,08112
1939—#2,15911
1938—#1,74116
1937—#1,48121
1936—#1,38423
1935—#1,58419
1934—#2,12112
1933—#1,64418
1932—#1,54821
1931—#1,36126
1930—#1,64420
1929—#1,52323
1928—#1,70720
1927—#1,46826
1926—#1,17437
1925—#1,67921
1924—#1,26333
1923—#1,32230
1922—#1,15838
1921—#1,04545
1920—#1,11940
1919—#1,13937
1918—#1,11238
1917—#1,39625
1916—#1,12034
1915—#99640
1914—#1,01930
1913—#1,07522
1912—#89225
1911—#98212
1910—#98111
1909—#71415
1908—#87710
1907—#61617
1906—#70912
1905—#61515
1904—#1,0646
1903—#7839
1902—#7949
1901——
1900—#57818
1899—#8577
1898—#57314
1897—#61512
1896—#43820
1895—#68510
1894—#9546
1893—#61511
1892—#64111
1891——
1890—#41519
1889—#62810
1888—#60911
1887——
1886—#6948
1885—#54712
1884—#57011
1883—#59710
1882—#57611
1881—#6538
1880—#52612
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Bishop was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Bishop is popular in 2025

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedNHWashington: #999 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,560 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedWIMichigan: #829 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,024 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedIAIndiana: #711 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,958 boysINOhio: #1,111 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,756 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,231 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,452 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,508 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 15,952 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedUTColorado: #849 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,370 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedWVVirginia: #875 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,322 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedARTennessee: #842 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,253 boysTNNorth Carolina: #936 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,434 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #464 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,965 boysOKLouisiana: #672 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,188 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedALGeorgia: #990 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,278 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bishop, so not publishedHITexas: #974 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 7,294 boysTXFlorida: #1,831 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 19,107 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#464 · 1 in 1,965
  2. Louisiana#672 · 1 in 3,188
  3. Indiana#711 · 1 in 3,958
  4. Michigan#829 · 1 in 5,024
  5. Tennessee#842 · 1 in 5,253

Best ever in a state: #222 in Hawaii, 2008.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#46491 in 1,965
Louisiana#67261 in 3,188
Indiana#71181 in 3,958
Michigan#82981 in 5,024
Tennessee#84271 in 5,253
Colorado#84951 in 5,370
Virginia#87571 in 5,322
North Carolina#93681 in 6,434
Texas#974241 in 7,294
Georgia#99081 in 6,278
Washington#99951 in 6,560
Ohio#1,11161 in 8,756
Pennsylvania#1,23151 in 10,452
California#1,508111 in 15,952
Florida#1,83151 in 19,107
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Bishop
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#1,189 → #1,188)
  • 209 spots since 2020 (#979 → #1,188)
  • 197 spots since 2015 (#991 → #1,188)
  • Biggest jump: 449 spots in 1905 (#1,064 → #615)
  • Biggest drop: 339 spots in 1894 (#615 → #954)
Rise & fade · boys
10 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1890 at #415 (19 births)
  • Births halved by 1891, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1892–1900
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,843
  • Highest: 1 in 5,843 boys born in 1890 were named Bishop (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,931 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 26.8% of all boys named Bishop (1,869) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s93#526 (1880)#600
1890s110#415 (1890)#644
1900s111#578 (1900)#750
1910s274#892 (1912)#1,071
1920s313#1,045 (1921)#1,346
1930s187#1,361 (1931)#1,667
1940s200#1,230 (1941)#1,630
1950s173#1,508 (1953)#1,964
1960s104#2,035 (1962)#2,697
1970s96#2,465 (1979)#3,515
1980s102#2,831 (1982)#4,254
1990s756#962 (1998)#1,824
2000s1,417#1,063 (2009)#1,144
2010s1,869#984 (2018)#1,054
2020s1,175#979 (2020)#1,091

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Bishop in 2025

girls
#10,917
8 births · 1 in 200,908 girls
boys
#1,188
172 births · 1 in 9,931 boys

Top girls' names in 2025

  1. #1Olivia13,544
  2. #2Charlotte13,400
  3. #3Emma12,754
  4. #4Amelia12,699
  5. #5Sophia12,561
  6. #6Mia11,078
  7. #7Isabella10,666
  8. #8Evelyn9,123
  9. #9Sofia8,252
  10. #10Eliana8,191
  11. #10,917Bishop8

Top boys' names in 2025

  1. #1Liam20,818
  2. #2Noah20,358
  3. #3Oliver14,939
  4. #4Theodore13,355
  5. #5Henry12,020
  6. #6James11,945
  7. #7Elijah11,111
  8. #8Mateo11,045
  9. #9William10,545
  10. #10Lucas10,219
  11. #1,188Bishop172
More about 2025

girls

1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 200,908 of them was named Bishop, which outranked 36.9% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).

Ranked beside Bishop
  1. #10,107Zolah9
  2. #10,107Zuraya9
  3. #10,107Zyaira9
  4. #10,917Bishop8
  5. #10,917Aadhyareddy8
  6. #10,917Aaila8
  7. #10,917Aairah8
  8. #11,932Aalaiyah7
  9. #11,932Aalina7
  10. #11,932Aamani7

Tied with 1,014 names at #10,917; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2024
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,390Klarity#2,178 → #788
  2. ↑ 1,211Rynlee#1,966 → #755
  3. ↑ 963Ailanny#1,895 → #932
  4. ↑ 928Naylani#1,823 → #895
  5. ↑ 861Madisson#1,180 → #319
Fallers
  1. ↓ 353Aubrie#999 → #1,352
  2. ↓ 307Cattleya#904 → #1,211
  3. ↓ 272Jaycee#878 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 248Zendaya#938 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 233Novalee#742 → #975

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 9,931 of them was named Bishop, which outranked 91.5% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).

Ranked beside Bishop
  1. #1,183Steele174
  2. #1,186Gadiel173
  3. #1,186Sekani173
  4. #1,188Bishop172
  5. #1,188Jabari172
  6. #1,188Kristopher172
  7. #1,191Amirion171
  8. #1,191Cove171
  9. #1,193Jair170

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2024
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,096Kasai#1,735 → #639
  2. ↑ 1,089Akari#1,631 → #542
  3. ↑ 787Eziah#1,397 → #610
  4. ↑ 772Jasai#1,211 → #439
  5. ↑ 648Neithan#1,371 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 265Karim#819 → #1,084
  2. ↓ 235Khaza#961 → #1,196
  3. ↓ 231Landen#813 → #1,044
  4. ↓ 229Khai#947 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 227Seven#891 → #1,118

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2025 →