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Bishop

Boy's name · #1188 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Bishop reached its best rank, #416, in 1890 and ranked #1188 in 2025. Roughly 7,000 boys have been named Bishop since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,987 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bishops

• Bishop W. Perkins — American politician (1841–1894)
• Bishop Lamont — American rapper
• Bishop Perkins — American politician (1787–1866)
• Bishop Dolegiewicz — Canadian thrower (1953–2008)
• Bishop Sankey — American gridiron football player (born 1992)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 117,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Elizabeth Bishop — American poet (1911–1979)
• J. Michael Bishop — American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research
• Julie Bishop — Australian politician

In stories & tradition

• Bishop — Uncanny X-Men

What Bishops become

Among 21 notable people named Bishop:

Sports figures appear 2.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bishop Sankey, American gridiron football player (born 1992).

Similar names: Nile · Bilal · Cosmo · Nikko · Genesis · Linus

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