Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Wilf in π?

Yes! Wilf first turns up at decimal place 10,125.

Wilf on the keypad

  1. W9
  2. I4
  3. L5
  4. F3

Letter by letter, Wilf becomes 9453 (4 digits).

Wilf in the digits

Decimal place 10,125. You'd read about 10,125 digits of π before you reached it.

Who lives nearby

  • 863 digits back to setters
  • 1,723 digits back to China
  • Delhi, 326 digits on
  • Mars, 420 digits on

Delhi is the nearest famous face, 326 digits to the right.

Fun facts

Found you! π had you all along.

π said 'not yet' 10,124 times before it wrote your name.

The name race

Number 304 of 2,007: Wilf beats 84% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Wilf's neighbours on this list

Wilf made our list from the baby-name charts for England and Wales.

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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