Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Bernard in π?

Yes! Bernard first turns up at decimal place 10,783,906.

Bernard on the keypad

  1. B2
  2. E3
  3. R7
  4. N6
  5. A2
  6. R7
  7. D3

On a phone, Bernard is 2376273. That's the 7-digit run we look for.

Bernard in the digits

Decimal place 10,783,906. It sits about 10.8 million digits after the 3.

Who lives nearby

  • 2,469 digits back to noisier
  • 19,648 digits back to regatta
  • spooked, 2,692 digits on
  • spooled, 2,692 digits on

noisier is the nearest famous face, 2,469 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

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

Library alert: π fills 18 paperbacks before it reaches your name.

The name race

Bernard turns up earlier than 14% of the 2,007 popular names here: number 1,726 of the 2,007 we found.

Bernard's neighbours on this list

Bernard made our list from the US baby-name charts.

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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