Bishop Name Popularity

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How popular is Bishop?

The less frequently given name Bishop was the 988th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #416 was reached in 1890.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 208 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bishop was less than 5, most recently in 1970.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Bishop occurred roughly during the years 1887-1889, 1908-1915, 1933-1936, 1938-1941, 1950-1953, 1976-1979, 1987-1994, and 1995-1998, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1955-1958.

Where is the name Bishop popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

For a number of years, the name Bishop has been moving upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Bishop for their newborn has risen.

The name Bishop is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Bishop (Girl)		Bishop (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		13	8,174	208	988
2017		6	14,370	205	990
2016		< 5	--	187	1,049
2015		< 5	--	207	989
2014		< 5	--	189	1,050
2013		< 5	--	158	1,143
2012		< 5	--	184	1,042
2011		< 5	--	163	1,118
2010		< 5	--	163	1,135
2009		< 5	--	175	1,063
2008		< 5	--	170	1,092
2007		< 5	--	168	1,088
2006		< 5	--	158	1,104
2005		< 5	--	151	1,093
2004		< 5	--	112	1,318
2003		5	16,131	136	1,121
2002		< 5	--	109	1,244
2001		< 5	--	117	1,171
2000		< 5	--	121	1,143
1999		< 5	--	133	1,039
1998		< 5	--	144	962
1997		< 5	--	92	1,252
1996		< 5	--	78	1,367
1995		< 5	--	86	1,256
1994		< 5	--	100	1,135
1993		< 5	--	54	1,638
1992		< 5	--	39	2,006
1991		< 5	--	15	3,827
1990		< 5	--	15	3,797
1989		< 5	--	15	3,633
1988		< 5	--	10	4,479
1987		< 5	--	8	5,014
1986		< 5	--	13	3,463
1985		< 5	--	6	5,864
1984		< 5	--	8	4,597
1983		< 5	--	7	4,975
1982		< 5	--	16	2,849
1981		< 5	--	9	4,184
1980		< 5	--	10	3,880
1979		< 5	--	19	2,473
1978		< 5	--	12	3,235
1977		< 5	--	14	2,922
1976		< 5	--	5	5,683
1975		< 5	--	12	3,092
1974		< 5	--	9	3,584
1973		< 5	--	7	4,103
1972		< 5	--	8	3,650
1971		< 5	--	11	2,989
1970		< 5	--	< 5	--
1969		< 5	--	9	3,085
1968		< 5	--	8	3,125
1967		< 5	--	8	3,010
1966		< 5	--	11	2,479
1965		< 5	--	9	2,801
1964		< 5	--	9	2,879
1963		< 5	--	14	2,213
1962		< 5	--	16	2,041
1961		< 5	--	12	2,421
1960		< 5	--	8	3,115
1959		< 5	--	9	2,838
1958		< 5	--	11	2,515
1957		< 5	--	15	2,103
1956		< 5	--	24	1,608
1955		< 5	--	21	1,687
1954		< 5	--	18	1,835
1953		< 5	--	25	1,513
1952		< 5	--	16	1,942
1951		< 5	--	17	1,845
1950		< 5	--	17	1,821
1949		< 5	--	18	1,759
1948		< 5	--	22	1,564
1947		< 5	--	22	1,604
1946		< 5	--	22	1,515
1945		< 5	--	23	1,382
1944		< 5	--	21	1,484
1943		< 5	--	15	1,918
1942		< 5	--	16	1,803
1941		< 5	--	29	1,235
1940		< 5	--	12	2,091
1939		< 5	--	11	2,176
1938		< 5	--	16	1,747
1937		< 5	--	21	1,486
1936		< 5	--	23	1,388
1935		< 5	--	19	1,592
1934		< 5	--	12	2,139
1933		< 5	--	18	1,651
1932		< 5	--	21	1,552
1931		< 5	--	26	1,365
1930		< 5	--	20	1,646
1929		< 5	--	23	1,527
1928		< 5	--	20	1,713
1927		< 5	--	26	1,476
1926		< 5	--	37	1,175
1925		< 5	--	21	1,683
1924		< 5	--	33	1,267
1923		< 5	--	30	1,327
1922		< 5	--	38	1,159
1921		< 5	--	45	1,046
1920		< 5	--	40	1,121
1919		< 5	--	37	1,142
1918		< 5	--	38	1,112
1917		< 5	--	25	1,401
1916		< 5	--	34	1,122
1915		< 5	--	40	998
1914		< 5	--	30	1,025
1913		< 5	--	22	1,080
1912		< 5	--	25	897
1911		< 5	--	12	987
1910		< 5	--	11	988
1909		< 5	--	15	720
1908		< 5	--	10	891
1907		< 5	--	17	620
1906		< 5	--	12	714
1905		< 5	--	15	618
1904		< 5	--	6	1,076
1903		< 5	--	9	790
1902		< 5	--	9	801
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	18	582
1899		< 5	--	7	868
1898		< 5	--	14	579
1897		< 5	--	12	621
1896		< 5	--	20	441
1895		< 5	--	10	693
1894		< 5	--	6	969
1893		< 5	--	11	619
1892		< 5	--	11	644
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	19	416
1889		< 5	--	10	635
1888		< 5	--	11	617
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	8	706
1885		< 5	--	12	552
1884		< 5	--	11	575
1883		< 5	--	10	602
1882		< 5	--	11	580
1881		< 5	--	8	660
1880		< 5	--	12	535

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.