Boys' name · since 1880
Bishop
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 6,980 babies named Bishop, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,980
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bishop is the #1188 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,980 recorded since 1880.
Bishop has 6,980 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1188 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,465 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,188 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,980 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bishop ranks #1,465 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,188 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,980 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,980
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bishop's 6,980 recorded births place it above 96.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bishop compares
6,980 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bishop's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bishop | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,980 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 222 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bishop's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bishop splits its recorded history at 1954: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 222 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bishop popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 222
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Bishop popularity over time - girls
111 total births recorded since 2003 (Bishop as girls' name)
Bishop by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,869 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Bishop's strongest decade.
1,869 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Bishop births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 93
1880s
93 births
- 1890s 110
1890s
110 births
- 1900s 111
1900s
111 births
- 1910s 274
1910s
274 births
- 1920s 313
1920s
313 births
- 1930s 187
1930s
187 births
- 1940s 200
1940s
200 births
- 1950s 173
1950s
173 births
- 1960s 104
1960s
104 births
- 1970s 96
1970s
96 births
- 1980s 102
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
756 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,417 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,869 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,869 births (27% of all-time use).
How Bishop compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bishop's total volume
Bishop by state
Where Bishop concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 619 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 526 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 283 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 209 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 204 | 2.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 200 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 144 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 137 | 2.0% |
619 of 6,980 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Bishop appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bishop's data
- Bishop's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,869 total births) through the 2020s (1,175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Bishops (619 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bishop: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bishop draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.