Is Bishop a boy or girl name?
Bishop is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 171 boys were named Bishop, so 5.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.5% of the 6,908 US babies named Bishop were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,194
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,633
- Babies named Bishop since 1880
- 6,908
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 237 babies
Boys and girls named Bishop, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 313 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 187 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 200 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 756 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,417 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 1,868 | 36 | 1.9% |
| 2020s | 1,001 | 62 | 5.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 171 | #1,194 | 10 | #9,633 |
| 2023 | 174 | #1,176 | 9 | #10,437 |
| 2022 | 216 | #1,023 | 13 | #8,112 |
| 2021 | 222 | #988 | 15 | #7,316 |
| 2020 | 218 | #979 | 15 | #7,277 |
| 2019 | 198 | #1,041 | 17 | #6,753 |
| 2018 | 209 | #991 | 13 | #8,230 |
| 2017 | 206 | #990 | 6 | #14,422 |
| 2016 | 189 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 208 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 189 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 158 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 185 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 163 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 163 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 175 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 170 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 168 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 158 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 151 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 136 | #1,122 | 5 | #16,137 |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 117 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 121 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 133 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 144 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 92 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 78 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 100 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,829 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,798 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,633 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,481 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,017 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,463 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,866 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,596 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,979 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,186 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,877 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,475 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,234 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,922 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,686 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,093 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,589 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,103 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,654 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,171 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,084 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,129 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,015 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,113 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,842 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 23 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 30 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 45 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 40 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 37 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 38 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 34 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 40 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 25 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 17 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 15 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 18 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 19 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 11 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #535 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bishop reached #416 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #6,753 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.