Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Jacoby in π?

Found it: Jacoby starts at decimal place 535,288 of π.

From letters to digits

  1. J5
  2. A2
  3. C2
  4. O6
  5. B2
  6. Y9

On a phone, Jacoby is 522629. That's the 6-digit run we look for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 535,288. It sits about 535,288 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 6,743 digits back to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
  • 7,132 digits back to mulched
  • anomaly, 622 digits on
  • cartons, 5,306 digits on

Nearest of all: anomaly, just 622 digits to the right.

Fun facts

Decimal place 535,288: close enough to visit, far enough to feel special.

Pack your trainers: 0.1 marathons of π tape before you.

Among popular names

Number 1,185 of 2,007: Jacoby beats 40% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Jacoby's neighbours on this list

Jacoby 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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