Atlantic Hurricane Season 2025: Pronunciation Guide for the Storm Names
Hurricane Season 2025 Outlook Putting Atlantic in the Storm's Eye
Jump on your boats, grab your hurricane supplies, and get ready for a bumpy ride! NOAA has dropped the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, predicting an above-average number of tropical storms this year and a near normal to above-normal number of hurricanes.
The Lowdown
- The hurricane season runs from June 1-Nov. 30.
- The World Meteorological Organization manages the list of storm names.
- If the list runs out, the storms will be named from a supplemental list.
As tropical storms and hurricanes brew, they’re given names from a list managed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
It's All in the Name
Wondering what your kitchen might be named this hurricane season? Here are the names for 2025:
- Andrea (pronounced AN-dree uh)
- Barry (pronounced BAIR-ree)
- Chantal (pronounced shahn-TAHL)
- Dexter (pronounced DEHK-ster)
- Erin (pronounced AIR-rin)
- Fernand (pronounced fair-NAHN)
- Gabrielle (pronounced ga-bree-ELL)
- Humberto (pronounced oom-BAIR-toh)
- Imelda (pronounced ee-MEHL-dah)
- Jerry (pronounced JEHR-ee)
- Karen (pronounced KAIR-ren)
- Lorenzo (pronounced loh-REN-zoh)
- Melissa (pronounced meh-LIH-suh)
- Nestor (pronounced NES-tor)
- Olga (pronounced OAL-guh)
- Pablo (pronounced PAHB-lo)
- Rebekah (pronounced reh-BEH-kuh)
- Sebastien (pronounced se-BAS-tee-en)
- Tanya (pronounced TAHN-yuh)
- Van (pronounced van)
- Wendy (pronounced WEN-dee)
But What if...?
If the season gets too rowdy and the storm names run out, we’ll dip into the supplemental list:
- Adria (AHH-dree-ah)
- Braylen (BRAY-lin)
- Caridad (kah-ree-DAD)
- Deshawn (deh-SHAWN)
- Emery (EHM-er-ee)
- Foster (FAHS-ter)
- Gemma (HEM-mah)
- Heath (HEETH)
- Isla (EES-lah)
- Jacobus (juh-KO-buss)
- Kenzie (KEHN-zee)
- Lucio (loo-SEE-oh)
- Makayla (mah-KAY-luh)
- Nolan (NOH-lin)
- Orlanda (ohr-LAN-dah)
- Pax (PAKS)
- Ronin (ROH-nin)
- Sophie (SOH-fee)
- Tayshaun (tay-SHAWN)
- Viviana (vi-VEAH-nah)
- Will (WIL)
So How's This Work?
When a tropical depression strengthens into a tropical storm, it receives a name from the list for that year, assigned alphabetically. After six years, the lists recycle. Worse storms, causing significant destruction or loss of life, can have their names retired[1].
Gearing Up for the Perfect Storm
Prep yourself for a potentially rough year, and stay tuned for updates as the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off!
Insight: In the past, when the list of storm names ran out, storms were named after the Greek alphabet. However, the World Meteorological Organization stopped this practice in 2021[2]. Now, supplemental lists, like the one provided above, are utilized when the primary list runs out. The original list repeats every six years unless a name is retired due to the storm’s destructiveness or loss of life[3]. The WMO, which maintains the lists, strives to choose names that are culturally relevant, short, distinct, and easily understandable across various languages[1][4][5].
[1] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (2022). Tropical Cyclones - Atlantic Name List. Retrieved from https://www.weather.gov/saffm/NameStorms
[2] Olson, D. R., & Goldenberg, S. A. (2021, November 05). The WMO Discontinues the Use of Greek Alphabet for Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Names. Retrieved from https://www.wmo.int/en/media/news/wmo-discontinues-use-greek-alphabet-atlantic-tropical-cyclone-names
[3] World Meteorological Organization (WMO). (2019). Tropical Cyclones: Naming Systems. Retrieved from https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/hydrological-cycle-initiative/tropical-cyclone-naming
[4] World Meteorological Organization (WMO). (2018). Tropical Cyclones – Atlantic Naming Criteria. Retrieved from https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/hydrological-cycle-initiative/use-names-tropical-cyclones
[5] National Hurricane Center (NHC). (2021). Atlantic Hurricane Names. Retrieved from https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutshername.shtml
- The weather-related events that may occur during the hurricane season might have a significant impact on businesses, especially those located in coastal areas.
- In 2025, businesses should be aware of the tropical storm and hurricane names, managed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), as these could potentially disrupt their operations.
