The first name Bishop
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /ˈbɪʃəp/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
From bishop.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Bishop last appeared in the official list in 2009, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bishop with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bishop at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 172 boys born in the United States were named Bishop, the 1,188th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 222 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Bishop in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Bishopp
Famous people named Bishop
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bishop W. PerkinsAmerican politician (1841-1894)
- Joseph KellerAmerican mathematician (1923–2016)
Questions
- What does the name Bishop mean?
- From bishop.
- How popular is the name Bishop?
- In 2009, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Bishop, ranking 4,527th.
- Is Bishop a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 7,091 US babies named Bishop since 1880 were boys.
- When was Bishop most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 222 babies were named Bishop, its highest rank at 988th.
- How do you pronounce Bishop?
- Bishop is /ˈbɪʃəp/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Bishop?
- Bishopp.
- Is Bishop also a surname?
- Yes. Bishop is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.