Name numerology chart: letter values A to Z
Every letter's value in the Pythagorean and Chaldean systems and its place on Decoz's Planes of Expression. Pick a letter for its meaning as a first letter and names that begin with it.
| Letter | Pythagorean | Chaldean | Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | Mental, creative |
| B | 2 | 2 | Emotional, vacillating |
| C | 3 | 3 | Intuitive, grounded |
| D | 4 | 4 | Physical, grounded |
| E | 5 | 5 | Physical, creative |
| F | 6 | 8 | Intuitive, vacillating |
| G | 7 | 3 | Mental, grounded |
| H | 8 | 5 | Mental, vacillating |
| I | 9 | 1 | Emotional, creative |
| J | 1 | 1 | Mental, vacillating |
| K | 2 | 2 | Intuitive, creative |
| L | 3 | 3 | Mental, grounded |
| M | 4 | 4 | Physical, grounded |
| N | 5 | 5 | Mental, vacillating |
| O | 6 | 7 | Emotional, creative |
| P | 7 | 8 | Mental, vacillating |
| Q | 8 | 1 | Intuitive, vacillating |
| R | 9 | 2 | Emotional, creative |
| S | 1 | 3 | Emotional, vacillating |
| T | 2 | 4 | Emotional, vacillating |
| U | 3 | 6 | Intuitive, vacillating |
| V | 4 | 6 | Intuitive, grounded |
| W | 5 | 6 | Physical, vacillating |
| X | 6 | 5 | Emotional, vacillating |
| Y | 7 | 1 | Intuitive, vacillating |
| Z | 8 | 7 | Emotional, creative |
How to use the name numerology chart
- Write the full name exactly as it is spelled, usually the name at birth.
- Look up each letter in one column only: Chaldean or Pythagorean. Don't mix them.
- Chaldean: add every letter into one total; Cheiro reads that compound number before reducing it. Pythagorean: add and reduce each name on its own, then add the results.
- Add the digits of the total until one digit is left. Pythagorean numerology stops at 11, 22 and 33.
Worked example: Maya Rao
Chaldean: M=4 + A=1 + Y=1 + A=1 + R=2 + A=1 + O=7 = 17; 1 + 7 = 8. The name number is 8, from compound 17.
Pythagorean: MAYA: 4 + 1 + 7 + 1 = 13 → 4; RAO: 9 + 1 + 6 = 16 → 7. Then 4 + 7 = 11. Expression 11.
The two systems give different numbers because the letters carry different values: in the Chaldean table no letter is worth 9, and Y, R and O differ. The calculator does this for any name and shows the same working, the Cheiro numerology page explains the Chaldean method in full, and Pythagorean numerology the Western one.