Leeum
The Leeum Museum of Art (Korean: 리움미술관) is a museum in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. It is run by the Samsung Foundation of Culture. It is considered one of South Korea's top three private art museums.
Meaning & Origin of Leeum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Leeum Museum of Art (Korean: 리움미술관) is a museum in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. It is run by the Samsung Foundation of Culture. It is considered one of South Korea's top three private art museums.
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The Story of Leeum
Leeum first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 16 Leeums were born — ranking #5,481 that year. As of 2026, Leeum ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 84 Leeums have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leeum
Leeum is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 84 births in the dataset. Leeum's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,481. Use the chart and map above to compare Leeum's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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