Bishop
From an English occupational surname for someone in a bishop's household, going back to Old English bisceop and the Greek episkopos, 'overseer'.
Bishop in 2025
Bishop was given to 180 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,368th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 18,419 babies born.
The history of Bishop
Bishop reached its highest point in 2021, when 237 babies were given the name, ranking 1,991st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,009th, in 1890.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 7,091 babies have been named Bishop. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Bishop by decade
| Decade | Babies named Bishop | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 93 | 1,010 |
| 1890s | 110 | 1,009 |
| 1900s | 111 | 1,436 |
| 1910s | 274 | 1,874 |
| 1920s | 313 | 2,105 |
| 1930s | 187 | 2,645 |
| 1940s | 200 | 2,533 |
| 1950s | 173 | 3,396 |
| 1960s | 104 | 4,863 |
| 1970s | 96 | 6,085 |
| 1980s | 102 | 7,000 |
| 1990s | 756 | 2,194 |
| 2000s | 1,422 | 2,406 |
| 2010s | 1,905 | 2,034 |
| 2020s | 1,245 | 1,968 |
Where Bishop is heading
Bishop has fallen 13% over the past decade, from 208 babies in 2015 to 180 in 2025.
Names like Bishop
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Bishop.