Bishoy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- bih-SHOY
Bishoy is a boys' name, meaning “the exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bishoy mean?
Coptic Egyptian Pshoi
“the exalted”
Saint Bishoy was a 4th-century Egyptian desert monk, much venerated in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Is Bishoy a girl's or a boy's name?
Bishoy is a boys' name.
How popular is Bishoy in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Bishoy in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bishoy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
Names like Bishoy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi, Beckham, Aarav, Beckett, Ayaan, Jasai, Iker, Vihaan, River, Avyaan, Baylor, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bishoy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bishoy, updated 20 October 2026.