Here it is in Erlang, which is another language which forces you not to think in loops:

  csv_to_maps([Head | Lines]) ->
      lists:map(fun(L) -> maps:from_list(lists:zip(Head), L)) end, Lines).

Another language which works differently is Rebol:

  csv-to-maps: func [csv-data] [
      map-each line next csv-data [map zipmap first csv-data line]
  ]

Whats interesting about above is that `first csv-data` will be re-evaluating on each `map-each` sequence. Of course you can assign to variable beforehand. Alternatively because code-is-data and vice-versa you can use COMPOSE it inline:

  csv-to-maps: func [csv-data] [
      map-each line next csv-data compose [map zipmap (first csv-data) line]
  ]

:)

NB. Rebol doesn't come with ZIPMAP so here's a definition for above to work:

    zipmap: func [keys vals] [
        collect [
            forall keys [
                keep reduce [keys/1 vals/(index? keys)]
            ]
        ]
    ]