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Tropical Storm and Hurricane Names


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How Big of a Storm Gets a Name?

The World Meteorological Organization is in charge of assigning names to tropical storms that originate in the Atlantic Ocean and reach a sustained wind speed of 39 miles per hour. Any storm that reaches a sustained wind speed of 74 miles per hour is called a "hurricane."

When a storm becomes a hurricane, it retains the name that it was given as a tropical storm. The World Meteorological Organization has six lists of storm names which are recycled every six years. The name lists for 2019 through 2030 are shown in the tables on this page.

Names used for Atlantic Tropical Storms
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Andrea Arthur Ana Alex Arlene Alberto
Barry Bertha Bill Bonnie Bret Brianna
Chantal Cristobal Claudette Colin Cindy Chris
Dexter Dolly Danny Danielle Don Debby
Erin Edouard Elsa Earl Emily Ernesto
Fernand Fay Fred Farrah Franklin Francine
Gabrielle Gonzalo Grace Gaston Gert Gordon
Humberto Hanna Henri Hermine Harold Holly
Imelda Isaias Imani Idris Idalia Isaac
Jerry Josephine Julian Julia Jose Joyce
Karen Kyle Kate Karl Katia Kirk
Lorenzo Leah Larry Lisa Lee Leslie
Melissa Marco Mindy Martin Margot Miguel
Nestor Nana Nicholas Nicole Nigel Nadine
Olga Omar Odette Owen Ophelia Oscar
Pablo Paulette Peter Paula Philippe Patty
Rebekah Rene Rose Richard Rina Rafael
Sebastien Sally Sam Shary Sean Sara
Tanya Teddy Teresa Tobias Tammy Tony
Van Vicky Victor Virginie Vince Valerie
Wendy Wilfred Wanda Walter Whitney William

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Tropical Storms are Named Alphabetically

The first tropical storm that attains a sustained wind speed of at least 39 miles per hour in a calendar year is given the name that begins with an "A" from that year's list. The second storm is given the name that begins with a "B." Naming progresses through the year with names assigned in alphabetical order.

If there are more than 21 named storms in a given year, there is a supplemental list of 21 names that are used. In the past, the Greek alphabet was used for subsequent storms, but this proved to be confusing because several of the names sound very similar. This system was retired in 2021 and replaced with the list of supplemental names shown near the bottom of this page.

Names used for Atlantic Tropical Storms in the Past
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Andrea Arthur Ana Alex Arlene Alberto
Barry Bertha Bill Bonnie Bret Beryl
Chantal Cristobal Claudette Colin Cindy Chris
Dorian Dolly Danny Danielle Don Debby
Erin Edouard Elsa Earl Emily Ernesto
Fernand Fay Fred Fiona Franklin Francine
Gabrielle Gonzalo Grace Gaston Gert Gordon
Humberto Hanna Henri Hermine Harold Helene
Imelda Isaias Ida Ian Idalia Isaac
Jerry Josephine Julian Julia Jose Joyce
Karen Kyle Kate Karl Katia Kirk
Lorenzo Laura Larry Lisa Lee Leslie
Melissa Marco Mindy Martin Margot Milton
Nestor Nana Nicholas Nicole Nigel Nadine
Olga Omar Odette Owen Ophelia Oscar
Pablo Paulette Peter Paula Philippe Patty
Rebekah Rene Rose Richard Rina Rafael
Sebastien Sally Sam Shary Sean Sara
Tanya Teddy Teresa Tobias Tammy Tony
Van Vicky Victor Virginie Vince Valerie
Wendy Wilfred Wanda Walter Whitney William

Supplemental Atlantic Tropical Storm Names
Storm # Name Storm # Name Storm # Name
22 Adria 29 Heath 36 Orlanda
23 Braylen 30 Isla 37 Pax
24 Caridad 31 Jacobus 38 Ronin
25 Deshawn 32 Kenzie 39 Sophie
26 Emery 33 Lucio 40 Tayshaun
27 Foster 34 Makayla 41 Viviana
28 Gemma 35 Nolan 42 Will

Tropical Storm Name Lists are Recycled

In the tables on this page, you can see that the name list from 2019 is nearly identical to the list that will be used in 2025. This shows how the name lists are recycled every six years.

However, if you compare the names in the lists, you will see that Dorian will not be reused in 2025. That hurricane was so deadly and damaging that the World Meteorological Organization decided that reuse of its name would be insensitive. That name was permanently retired from use.

Tropical storms in other basins such as the eastern and western Pacific Ocean are also given names. Name lists for these tropical storms have been compiled by the National Hurricane Center and can be viewed on their website.

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