The baby name Cilli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsɪli/ (SIL-ee); alternatives: /ˈtʃiːli/ (CHEE-lee) in some Romance-language contexts, /ˈsiːli/ (SEE-lee) in some Scandinavian usages..
The baby name Cilli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsɪli/ (SIL-ee); alternatives: /ˈtʃiːli/ (CHEE-lee) in some Romance-language contexts, /ˈsiːli/ (SEE-lee) in some Scandinavian usages..
Cilli is in Origin.
Cilli is a German and Central European diminutive of Cäcilie/Cecilia, derived from the Latin Caecilia, feminine of the Roman family name Caecilius, ultimately from caecus "blind." Through the cult of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of music, the name gained a pious and artistic aura that often softens the literal meaning. In German it is pronounced TSIL-lee; comparable nicknames appear across the region.
As a familiar form, Cilli appears in 18th- to early 20th-century records in Austria, Bavaria, Bohemia, and among Ashkenazi Jews; today it reads vintage and rare. Variant and related forms include Cäcilie/Cäcilia, Cecilie, Cecilia, Cecília; diminutive or cognate nicknames Cili (Hungarian), Tsili/Tsilye (Yiddish), Zilli (southern German), and Cilla (English/Scandinavian). Occasionally confused with the Habsburg-era place name Cilli (now Celje, Slovenia), the given name shares the same spelling but a different origin.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | Girls | 2026 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| Bulgaria | Boys | 2026 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| Albania | Boys | 2026 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| Austria | Girls | 2026 | #382 | 39 | 1,885 |
| Bahrain | 2026 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| Hong Kong | Girls | 2026 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| Singapore | Boys | 2026 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| Kuwait | Boys | 2026 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 2026 | #807 | 32 | 4,949 |
| Egypt | Boys | 2026 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Brazil | Girls | 2026 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| Peru | Girls | 2026 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| Malaysia | Girls | 2026 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| Colombia | Girls | 2026 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| Malaysia | Boys | 2026 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| South Africa | Girls | 2026 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| Turkey | 2026 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| Italy | Girls | 2026 | #1,408 | 39 | 9,415 |
| Italy | Boys | 2026 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
Cilli is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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