Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Billy in π?

Yes, Billy is in there, starting at decimal place 90,197.

Billy on the keypad

  1. B2
  2. I4
  3. L5
  4. L5
  5. Y9

Letter by letter, Billy becomes 24559 (5 digits).

Where it sits

Decimal place 90,197. You'd read about 90,197 digits of π before you reached it.

Famous neighbours

  • 223 digits back to Gukesh Dommaraju
  • 395 digits back to Kenya
  • Michael Phelps, 605 digits on
  • burners, 1,660 digits on

Nearest of all: Gukesh Dommaraju, just 223 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Search complete. Mission: success!

π skipped you 90,196 times, then changed its mind. Good choice!

Among popular names

In the race through π, Billy comes in at number 725 of 2,007, ahead of 63% of the 2,007 names.

Billy's neighbours on this list

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

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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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