Name numerology
Every letter carries a number. Add them up and you get the vibration a name is said to hold.
Numerology maps each letter of the alphabet to a number from 1 to 9. Add every letter in a name and reduce the total to a single digit and you have the expression number — the number said to describe the name's overall character.
Two supporting numbers refine it. The soul urge number comes from the vowels alone and is read as what the name wants. The personality number comes from the consonants and is read as how the name lands on other people.
The totals 11, 22 and 33 are master numbers and are never reduced further. They are treated as intensified versions of 2, 4 and 6.
The letter chart
What each number means
Along with the lucky colour, lucky numbers, day, gemstone, element and ruling planet traditionally attached to it.
The Pioneer
Fire · Sun · Sunday
A 1 name carries starter energy. It suits people who would rather go first than go along, and it tends to sound decisive even when spoken softly.
Strengths: independent, original, driven, decisive
See a name with expression 1 →The Peacemaker
Water · Moon · Monday
A 2 name is built for partnership. It reads gentle and diplomatic, and it is the vibration most often found in people who hold a room together quietly.
Strengths: intuitive, diplomatic, patient, supportive
See a name with expression 2 →The Storyteller
Air · Jupiter · Thursday
A 3 name is expressive and sociable. It belongs to people who think out loud, and it usually sounds warmer than it looks written down.
Strengths: creative, charming, optimistic, expressive
See a name with expression 3 →The Builder
Earth · Saturn · Saturday
A 4 name is grounded and dependable. It carries the vibration of people who finish what they start and prefer a plan to a hunch.
Strengths: reliable, practical, disciplined, honest
See a name with expression 4 →The Free Spirit
Air · Mercury · Wednesday
A 5 name is restless in the best way. It suits travellers, switchers and people who need the door left open, and it tends to age very well.
Strengths: adventurous, adaptable, curious, persuasive
See a name with expression 5 →The Nurturer
Earth · Venus · Friday
A 6 name is the caretaker vibration. It reads generous and home-centred, and it is the number most associated with beauty, harmony and looking after people.
Strengths: caring, loyal, responsible, warm
See a name with expression 6 →The Seeker
Water · Neptune · Monday
A 7 name is quiet and analytical. It belongs to people who need solitude to think properly, and it carries an unmistakably private, studious tone.
Strengths: thoughtful, perceptive, independent, wise
See a name with expression 7 →The Powerhouse
Earth · Saturn · Saturday
An 8 name is the executive vibration — ambition, authority and material results. It sounds substantial, and it wears a formal setting comfortably.
Strengths: ambitious, strategic, resilient, commanding
See a name with expression 8 →The Humanitarian
Fire · Mars · Tuesday
A 9 name is the closer of the cycle — broad-minded, compassionate and drawn to causes bigger than itself. It usually sounds generous and a little old-soul.
Strengths: compassionate, idealistic, generous, worldly
See a name with expression 9 →The Visionary
Air · Uranus · Monday
11 is a master number — the 2's sensitivity turned all the way up. Names that carry it tend to belong to people who notice things everyone else walks past.
Strengths: intuitive, inspiring, sensitive, visionary
See a name with expression 11 →The Master Builder
Earth · Saturn · Saturday
22 is the rarest working master number: the 4's discipline scaled up to something lasting. It is the vibration of people who turn big ideas into real structures.
Strengths: visionary, methodical, capable, far-sighted
See a name with expression 22 →The Master Teacher
Water · Venus · Friday
33 is the rarest master number of all — the 6's care raised to a calling. It shows up in names belonging to natural teachers, healers and mentors.
Strengths: selfless, nurturing, wise, uplifting
See a name with expression 33 →