Atlantic Tropical Storm and Hurricane Names

Footage of the Rough Surf from Hurricane Franklin at Manasquan Inlet.

When a tropical storm, or hurricane develops, it is assigned a name by the National Hurricane Center This is so that these particular systems can be identified and explained easily to the people who may be affected by them during the course of a hurricane season.

The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes began in 1953 when the National Weather Service gave the storms female names. Then in 1979, to go along with the times, the National Hurricane Center began to issue both male and female names.

Below is a rotating list of Atlantic storm names over a six year cycle. This list is recycled every six years unless a storm or hurricane name is retired.

202420252026202720282029
AlbertoAndreaArthurAnaAlexArlene
BerylBarryBerthaBillBonnieBret
ChrisChantalCristobalClaudetteColinCindy
DebbyDexterDollyDannyDanielleDon
ErnestoErinEdouardElsaEarlEmily
FrancineFernandFayFredFarrahFranklin
GordonGabrielleGonzaloGraceGastonGert
HeleneHumbertoHannaHenriHermineHarold
IsaacImeldaIsaiasImaniIdrisIdalia
JoyceJerryJosephineJulianJuliaJose
KirkKarenKyleKateKarlKatia
LeslieLorenzoLeahLarryLisaLee
MiltonMelissaMarcoMindyMartinMargot
NadineNestorNanaNicholasNicoleNigel
OscarOlgaOmarOdetteOwenOphelia
PattyPabloPaulettePeterPaulaPhilippe
RafaelRebekahReneRoseRichardRina
SaraSebastienSallySamSharySean
TonyTanyaTeddyTeresaTobiasTammy
ValerieVanVickyVictorVirginieVince
WilliamWendyWilfredWandaWalterWhitney
Table 1: List of Atlantic Storm Names for 2024 to 2029 seasons.

Source: National Hurricane Center