Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Reed in π?

It is. Reed is waiting at decimal place 6,916.

Spelling Reed on a phone

  1. R7
  2. E3
  3. E3
  4. D3

On a phone, Reed is 7333. That's the 4-digit run we look for.

The spot

Decimal place 6,916. It sits about 6,916 digits after the 3.

Next door in π

  • 384 digits back to Osaka
  • 872 digits back to millers
  • Oslo, 812 digits on
  • Niels Bohr, 1,060 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is Osaka, 384 digits to the left.

Fun facts

Found you! π had you all along.

At 2,000 digits a page, your name is 3.5 pages in.

How early is Reed?

Number 252 of 2,007: Reed beats 87% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names nearby in π

Reed made our list from the US baby-name charts.

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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