Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Bobby in π?

Yes, Bobby is in there, starting at decimal place 339,545.

From letters to digits

  1. B2
  2. O6
  3. B2
  4. B2
  5. Y9

On a phone, Bobby is 26229. That's the 5-digit run we look for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 339,545. It sits about 339,545 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 1,298 digits back to sliding
  • 5,240 digits back to perished
  • hairdos, 139 digits on
  • Manchester United, 4,553 digits on

hairdos is the nearest famous face, 139 digits to the right.

Chalk talk

Not too shallow, not too deep: your name sits snugly in the first million.

Paper tape needed to reach you: 3.4 km, at one digit per centimetre.

How early is Bobby?

Bobby turns up earlier than 46% of the 2,007 popular names here: number 1,076 of the 2,007 we found.

Names nearby in π

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

See every name

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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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