Bishop has been given to about 7,091 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2021, when 237 babies were given the name, ranking 988th. The typical living American called Bishop is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.