Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Barry in π?

Yes! Barry first turns up at decimal place 134,438.

Barry on the keypad

  1. B2
  2. A2
  3. R7
  4. R7
  5. Y9

Letter by letter, Barry becomes 22779 (5 digits).

The spot

Decimal place 134,438. You'd read about 134,438 digits of π before you reached it.

Who lives nearby

  • 1,539 digits back to sprints
  • 2,850 digits back to autonomy
  • P. V. Sindhu, 2,986 digits on
  • snowing, 4,978 digits on

Nearest of all: sprints, just 1,539 digits to the left.

Chalk talk

Name found! π has been carrying it around for ages.

Kick-off to your name: 12.8 football pitches, at a centimetre a digit.

How early is Barry?

Number 838 of 2,007: Barry beats 58% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names close to Barry

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

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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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