How Many People Are Named Bishop?
An estimated 5,656 people in the United States have the first name Bishop. It is predominantly male (98.5%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Bishop peaked in popularity in 2021 with 237 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bishop as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bishop paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Bishop is overwhelmingly male, 103 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,656
About 1 in 60,600 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.5% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2021
237 births
Total Registered
6,908
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bishop
Bishop is predominantly male (98.5%), though 103 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bishop as a male name
Ranked #1,194 in 2024
171 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (222 births)
Bishop as a female name
Ranked #9,633 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (17 births)
Bishop: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bishop span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,904 babies were registered. While Bishop is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bishop by Decade
How has Bishop tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bishop by State
Birth registrations for Bishop span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Iowa. On average, about 104 Bishops were registered per state.
Bishop + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bishop as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bishop
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bishop: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bishop?
We estimate approximately 5,656 people named Bishop are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 60,600 Americans share this first name.
Is Bishop a common name?
Bishop is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,908 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bishop most popular?
Bishop reached peak popularity in 2021, when 237 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bishop is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bishop a male name?
Bishop is predominantly male. 98.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bishop Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bishop Smith, Bishop Johnson, Bishop Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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