Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Florence in π?

Yes! Florence first turns up at decimal place 176,439,238.

Spelling Florence on a phone

  1. F3
  2. L5
  3. O6
  4. R7
  5. E3
  6. N6
  7. C2
  8. E3

Letter by letter, Florence becomes 35673623 (8 digits).

Where it sits

Decimal place 176,439,238. You'd read about 176 million digits of π before you reached it.

Who lives nearby

  • 39,409 digits back to artfully
  • 84,402 digits back to bleakest
  • aviators, 14,156 digits on
  • comedies, 65,722 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is aviators, 14,156 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

Ta-da! Every single digit, right where it should be.

Goal! Your name is 16,804 football pitches down the line, at one digit per centimetre.

How early is Florence?

In the race through π, Florence comes in at number 1,944 of 2,007, ahead of 3% of the 2,007 names.

Florence's neighbours on this list

Florence 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.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Change the board