Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Aisha in π?

It is. Aisha is waiting at decimal place 102,121.

From letters to digits

  1. A2
  2. I4
  3. S7
  4. H4
  5. A2

On a phone, Aisha is 24742. That's the 5-digit run we look for.

Aisha in the digits

Decimal place 102,121. It sits about 102,121 digits after the 3.

Who lives nearby

  • 363 digits back to jostled
  • 1,921 digits back to flagons
  • John Machin, 5,769 digits on
  • castled, 6,965 digits on

jostled is the nearest famous face, 363 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

You're in π's first million. Exclusive club!

Distance to your name: 3,404 pizzas, side by side. Extra cheese, please.

The name race

In the race through π, Aisha comes in at number 769 of 2,007, ahead of 61% of the 2,007 names.

Aisha's neighbours on this list

Aisha made our list from the baby-name charts for England and Wales.

See every name

§ 3

Your number is in π.*

We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.

A phone number, a birthday like 14/03/1999, a word, or up to four words like i love you. We won't tell anyone what you type. * Probably. 99.995% of ten-digit numbers. The other 0.005% are being difficult.

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