Entry № 0187 · Hungarian origin

Csilla Csilla — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ CHIL-lah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hungarian

Meaning

"Stars, of the stars"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

19th c. (Hungarian)

The meaning

A name that means "stars, of the stars".

Csilla is a Hungarian name derived from the Hungarian word csillag, meaning "star." Coined by the 19th-century Hungarian playwright Mór Jókai.

Csilla is widely used in modern Hungary.

Stars. The Hungarian coining.

Popularity

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Csilla · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Real people

Csilla Bartucz

Hungarian gymnast.

born 1985

In fiction

Csilla

Heroine of Jókai's 19th-century novel.

1854 novel

Numerology

Csilla reduces to three — the number of Hungarian starlight.

Parents on Csilla

"Hungarian for stars. Six letters. Csilla."

Ilona · Mother of one · Budapest