Bishop Names for Boys

There are 45 Bishop names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Bishop names 1 to 20. Bryce was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #111 and a usage of 0.1781%. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Chad, the Italian and Spanish Alfonso, the English Blaine, the English and German Conrad, and the English and French name, Blaise. The unusual Bishop names are Albin (Finnish, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Amando (Italian), Ambrose (English), Archibald (English and Scottish), Arnold (English and German), Basil (English and German), Burkhard (German), Cassian (English), Charalampos (Greek), Conan (English), Corentin (Breton, French, and German), Cyprian (English and German), Deiniol (Welsh), and Fionnbharr (Irish).

Bishop names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1970s. At the height of their usage in 1979, 1.880% of baby boys were given Bishop names. There were 11 Bishop names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Bishop names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 8 Bishop names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.944%. Within all Bishop names, the English and French Nicholas was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.6482%.

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Albin ... white; man from Alba ... French abbot and bishop in Brittany. ...

Alfonso 519 ... noble and ready ... by Saint Alphonsus the bishop of Astorga, and in the ...

Amando ... lovable ... Amandus, a 5th century bishop of Bordeaux. ...

Ambrose ... immortal, divine ... a 4th century bishop and one of the doctors ...

Archibald ... truly brave ... meaning 'servant of the bishop' ... royal family who became Bishop of London ...

Arnold ... eagle ruler ... an 11th century French bishop and patron saint of ...

Basil ... royal, kingly; valiant, ... well known 4th century bishop of Caesarea whose fame ...

Blaine 564 ... yellow ... century Saint Blane, a bishop and missionary to the ...

Blaise 992 ... lisping, stammering ... venerated physician and bishop of Sebaste in Armenia ...

Bryce 111 ... speckled ... Saint Martin as bishop of Tours. ...

Burkhard ... protection, fortress, ... he became the first bishop of Würzburg and founded ...

Cassian ... empty, vain ... Cassian of Imola, a Bishop of Brescia and the ...

Chad 433 ... battle, warrior; Chad's ... 7th century Saint Chad, Bishop of York ...

Charalampos ... to shine from joy ... a Christian bishop and martyr in ...

Conan ... dog; great ... Saint Conan, who was a bishop of the Isle of Man ...

Conrad 815 ... bold counsel ... 10th century saint and bishop of Constance in ...

Corentin ... hurricane ... Corentin, the first bishop of Quimper in ...

Cyprian ... man from Cyprus ... from Antiochia, a bishop of Carthage and one of ...

Deiniol ... attractive, charming; ... (-584), the first Bishop of Bangor in Gwynedd, ...

Fionnbharr ... fair headed ... (550-620), the bishop and patron saint of ...