Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Bishop

#1,408 most common boys' name of all time · #3,404 across all names · 98% boys / 2% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,408
Rank overall
#3,404 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
7,091
Since 2016
2,084
Peak year
2021 #987
Best rank
#422 1890
📖The word “bishop” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 237/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Bishop is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 172 180 #1,188
2024 10 173 183 #1,189
2023 9 174 183 #1,176
2022 13 216 229 #1,025
2021 15 222 237 #987
2020 15 218 233 #979
2019 17 198 215 #1,041
2018 13 210 223 #985
2017 6 206 212 #990
2016 — 189 189 #1,046
2015 — 208 208 #991
2014 — 189 189 #1,052
2013 — 158 158 #1,145
2012 — 185 185 #1,040
2011 — 163 163 #1,119
2010 — 163 163 #1,137
2009 — 175 175 #1,064
2008 — 170 170 #1,091
2007 — 168 168 #1,089
2006 — 158 158 #1,106
2005 — 151 151 #1,095
2004 — 112 112 #1,318
2003 5 136 141 #1,122
2002 — 109 109 #1,246
2001 — 117 117 #1,172
2000 — 121 121 #1,142
1999 — 133 133 #1,040
1998 — 144 144 #962
1997 — 92 92 #1,252
1996 — 78 78 #1,368
1995 — 86 86 #1,257
1994 — 100 100 #1,136
1993 — 54 54 #1,638
1992 — 39 39 #2,004
1991 — 15 15 #3,817
1990 — 15 15 #3,793
1989 — 15 15 #3,627
1988 — 10 10 #4,460
1987 — 8 8 #4,983
1986 — 13 13 #3,454
1985 — 6 6 #5,802
1984 — 8 8 #4,570
1983 — 7 7 #4,926
1982 — 16 16 #2,839
1981 — 9 9 #4,164
1980 — 10 10 #3,847
1979 — 19 19 #2,471
1978 — 12 12 #3,225
1977 — 14 14 #2,913
1976 — 5 5 #5,615
1975 — 12 12 #3,085
1974 — 9 9 #3,573
1973 — 7 7 #4,070
1972 — 8 8 #3,639
1971 — 10 10 #3,164
1969 — 9 9 #3,072
1968 — 8 8 #3,122
1967 — 8 8 #3,003
1966 — 11 11 #2,476
1965 — 9 9 #2,794
1964 — 9 9 #2,870
1963 — 14 14 #2,208
1962 — 16 16 #2,044
1961 — 12 12 #2,423
1960 — 8 8 #3,091
1959 — 9 9 #2,834
1958 — 11 11 #2,512
1957 — 15 15 #2,098
1956 — 24 24 #1,612
1955 — 21 21 #1,691
1954 — 18 18 #1,835
1953 — 25 25 #1,514
1952 — 16 16 #1,944
1951 — 17 17 #1,844
1950 — 17 17 #1,824
1949 — 18 18 #1,764
1948 — 22 22 #1,568
1947 — 22 22 #1,602
1946 — 22 22 #1,514
1945 — 23 23 #1,379
1944 — 21 21 #1,484
1943 — 15 15 #1,917
1942 — 16 16 #1,807
1941 — 29 29 #1,236
1940 — 12 12 #2,090
1939 — 11 11 #2,169
1938 — 16 16 #1,754
1937 — 21 21 #1,487
1936 — 23 23 #1,391
1935 — 19 19 #1,592
1934 — 12 12 #2,129
1933 — 18 18 #1,652
1932 — 21 21 #1,554
1931 — 26 26 #1,364
1930 — 20 20 #1,649
1929 — 23 23 #1,529
1928 — 20 20 #1,710
1927 — 26 26 #1,476
1926 — 37 37 #1,175
1925 — 21 21 #1,691
1924 — 33 33 #1,268
1923 — 30 30 #1,324
1922 — 38 38 #1,161
1921 — 45 45 #1,046
1920 — 40 40 #1,121
1919 — 37 37 #1,142
1918 — 38 38 #1,113
1917 — 25 25 #1,400
1916 — 34 34 #1,123
1915 — 40 40 #1,000
1914 — 30 30 #1,023
1913 — 22 22 #1,079
1912 — 25 25 #897
1911 — 12 12 #990
1910 — 11 11 #993
1909 — 15 15 #727
1908 — 10 10 #897
1907 — 17 17 #625
1906 — 12 12 #728
1905 — 15 15 #625
1904 — 6 6 #1,093
1903 — 9 9 #795
1902 — 9 9 #815
1900 — 18 18 #588
1899 — 7 7 #873
1898 — 14 14 #586
1897 — 12 12 #629
1896 — 20 20 #451
1895 — 10 10 #698
1894 — 6 6 #983
1893 — 11 11 #633
1892 — 11 11 #655
1890 — 19 19 #422
1889 — 10 10 #645
1888 — 11 11 #625
1886 — 8 8 #715
1885 — 12 12 #559
1884 — 11 11 #587
1883 — 10 10 #611
1882 — 11 11 #585
1881 — 8 8 #668
1880 — 12 12 #537