Bishop
About Bishop
Occupation names and spiritual names are in style, so it's hardly surprising that Bishop has been making appearances in the Top 1000. Popular back in the late 19th and early 20th century, it reappeared in the charts in 2015. Given to 170 boys in a recent year, it tends to drop in and out of the Top 1000.
Derived from Greek, from which it means "overseer", a bishop is a senior member of the church. It is also associated with the game of chess and a species of weaver bird.
Pronounced BISH-up.
As of October 2026, Bishop ranked #1188 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #416 in 1890.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,052 | 189 | 98.4 |
| 2015 | #990 | 208 | 108.5 |
| 2016 | #1,045 | 189 | 99.6 |
| 2017 | #990 | 206 | 111.3 |
| 2018 | #991 | 209 | 115.1 |
| 2019 | #1,041 | 198 | 110.4 |
| 2020 | #979 | 218 | 126.3 |
| 2021 | #988 | 222 | 126.9 |
| 2022 | #1,023 | 216 | 123.7 |
| 2023 | #1,176 | 174 | 101.7 |
| 2024 | #1,194 | 171 | 99.3 |
| 2025 | #1,188 | 172 | 100.7 |
World rankings
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Bishop on lists
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