Bishop is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Bishop is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,188 among boys (172) and #11,106 among girls (8) — overall #2,368 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | 180 | #11,106 | #1,188 |
| 2024 | 183 | 183 | #9,669 | #1,189 |
| 2023 | 183 | 183 | #10,454 | #1,177 |
| 2022 | 229 | 229 | #8,117 | #1,026 |
| 2021 | 237 | 237 | #7,320 | #988 |
| 2020 | 233 | 233 | #7,280 | #979 |
| 2019 | 215 | 215 | #6,758 | #1,041 |
| 2018 | 223 | 223 | #8,231 | #986 |
| 2017 | 212 | 212 | #14,426 | #990 |
| 2016 | 189 | 189 | — | #1,045 |
| 2015 | 208 | 208 | — | #991 |
| 2014 | 189 | 189 | — | #1,052 |
| 2013 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,144 |
| 2012 | 185 | 185 | — | #1,040 |
| 2011 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,118 |
| 2010 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,137 |
| 2009 | 175 | 175 | — | #1,063 |
| 2008 | 170 | 170 | — | #1,092 |
| 2007 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,089 |
| 2006 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,106 |
| 2005 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,093 |
| 2004 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,318 |
| 2003 | 141 | 141 | #16,139 | #1,122 |
| 2002 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,244 |
| 2001 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,171 |
| 2000 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,143 |
| 1999 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,040 |
| 1998 | 144 | 144 | — | #962 |
| 1997 | 92 | — | — | #1,253 |
| 1996 | 78 | — | — | #1,368 |
| 1995 | 86 | — | — | #1,257 |
| 1994 | 100 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1993 | 54 | — | — | #1,638 |
| 1992 | 39 | — | — | #2,006 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | — | #3,829 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | — | #3,798 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | — | #3,633 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,481 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,018 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,463 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #5,864 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,595 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #4,979 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | — | #2,849 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,186 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #3,878 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,475 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | — | #3,234 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | — | #2,923 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,686 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | — | #3,093 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,588 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,101 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,656 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | — | #3,171 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | — | #3,084 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | — | #3,130 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,015 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | — | #2,482 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | — | #2,801 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | — | #2,881 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | — | #2,213 |
| 1962 | 16 | — | — | #2,041 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | — | #2,423 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | — | #3,113 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | — | #2,843 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | — | #2,523 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,103 |
| 1956 | 24 | — | — | #1,612 |
| 1955 | 21 | — | — | #1,687 |
| 1954 | 18 | — | — | #1,835 |
| 1953 | 25 | — | — | #1,515 |
| 1952 | 16 | — | — | #1,944 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | — | #1,844 |
| 1950 | 17 | — | — | #1,822 |
| 1949 | 18 | — | — | #1,760 |
| 1948 | 22 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1947 | 22 | — | — | #1,603 |
| 1946 | 22 | — | — | #1,515 |
| 1945 | 23 | — | — | #1,382 |
| 1944 | 21 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1943 | 15 | — | — | #1,919 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | — | #1,806 |
| 1941 | 29 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | — | #2,175 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | — | #1,750 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1936 | 23 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | — | #1,592 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | — | #2,139 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | — | #1,650 |
| 1932 | 21 | — | — | #1,553 |
| 1931 | 26 | — | — | #1,365 |
| 1930 | 20 | — | — | #1,647 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1928 | 20 | — | — | #1,714 |
| 1927 | 26 | — | — | #1,476 |
| 1926 | 37 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1925 | 21 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1924 | 33 | — | — | #1,267 |
| 1923 | 30 | — | — | #1,326 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1921 | 45 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1920 | 40 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1919 | 37 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1918 | 38 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1917 | 25 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1916 | 34 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1915 | 40 | — | — | #998 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1913 | 22 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1912 | 25 | — | — | #897 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | — | #987 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #988 |
| 1909 | 15 | — | — | #720 |
| 1908 | 10 | — | — | #891 |
| 1907 | 17 | — | — | #620 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | — | #714 |
| 1905 | 15 | — | — | #618 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #790 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | — | #801 |
| 1900 | 18 | — | — | #582 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #868 |
| 1898 | 14 | — | — | #579 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #621 |
| 1896 | 20 | — | — | #441 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #693 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #969 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #619 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #644 |
| 1890 | 19 | — | — | #416 |
| 1889 | 10 | — | — | #635 |
| 1888 | 11 | — | — | #617 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #706 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #552 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #575 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | — | #602 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | — | #580 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #660 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #535 |