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Csilla

chee-lah /ˈtʃil.lɑ/ Hungarian

At a glance

In short
Csilla is a unique and beautiful Hungarian name for baby girls, with an exotic sound and rich cultural heritage.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1961 (#6,567)
Babies in 1961
5 (<0.01% of girls)
First recorded
1961 (the only year on record)

Meaning of Csilla

Csilla is a unique and beautiful name for baby girls. It has its origins in Hungary and is pronounced as chee-lah (/ˈtʃil.lɑ/) in Hungarian. Csilla shares similarities with the name Cecilia, which adds to its international appeal. Although not very common in the United States, Csilla has been recorded as a given name for newborn girls since 1961, with five occurrences that year, ranking at number 6565. With its exotic sound and rich cultural heritage, Csilla is a wonderful choice for parents seeking an uncommon yet meaningful name for their daughter.

How to pronounce Csilla

Hungarian

Popularity of Csilla in the U.S.

Csilla appears in the records for the U.S. only in 1961, ranked #6,567 with 5 babies.

Bar chart: 5 girls named Csilla in the U.S. in 1961, ranked #6,567 among girl names.
  • Girls named Csilla (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale)
In 1961. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1961 1 row
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
196156,567new

Notable people named Csilla

  • Csilla Boross is an award-winning Hungarian operatic soprano best known for playing Abigaille in Verdi's Nabucco.
  • Csilla Andrea Molnar was a Hungarian beauty queen crowned Miss Hungary in 1985 who placed third at Miss Europa in 1986.
  • Csilla Tatar is a Hungarian reporter and television presenter.
  • Csilla von Boeselager was a baroness and Dame of Malta who helped establish Maltese charities in Germany and Hungary.
  • Csilla Borsanyi is a Hungarian former tennis player who earned Big XII Newcomer of the Year honors at Baylor University in 2009.
More people named Csilla 3 more
  • Csilla Madarasz was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer who won a freestyle relay bronze medal at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.
  • Csilla Balazs is a Hungarian-Romanian footballer who plays as a defender for Diosgyori VTK and Romania's women's national team.
  • Csilla Foldi is a retired Hungarian weightlifter who won eight European Championship medals, including five golds.