Names for Tropical Cyclones in the North Atlantic and Caribbean
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Alberto | Andrea | Arthur | Ana | Alex | Arlene |
| Beryl | Barry | Bertha | Bill | Bonnie | Bret |
| Chris | Chantal | Cristobal | Claudette | Colin | Cindy |
| Debby | Dorian | Dolly | Danny | Danielle | Don |
| Ernesto | Erin | Edouard | Elsa | Earl | Emily |
| Florence | Fernand | Fay | Fred | Fiona | Franklin |
| Gordon | Gabrielle | Gonzalo | Grace | Gaston | Gert |
| Helene | Humberto | Hanna | Henri | Hermine | Harold |
| Isaac | Imelda | Isaias | Ida | Ian | Idalia |
| Joyce | Jerry | Josephine | Julian | Julia | Jose |
| Kirk | Karen | Kyle | Kate | Karl | Katia |
| Leslie | Lorenzo | Laura | Larry | Lisa | Lee |
| Michael | Melissa | Marco | Mindy | Martin | Margot |
| Nadine | Nestor | Nana | Nicholas | Nicole | Nigel |
| Oscar | Olga | Omar | Odette | Owen | Ophelia |
| Patty | Pablo | Paulette | Peter | Paula | Philippe |
| Rafael | Rebekah | Rene | Rose | Richard | Rina |
| Sara | Sebastien | Sally | Sam | Shary | Sean |
| Tony | Tanya | Teddy | Teresa | Tobias | Tammy |
| Valerie | Van | Vicky | Victor | Virginie | Vince |
| William | Wendy | Wilfred | Wanda | Walter | Whitney |
Names for Tropical Cyclones in the East Pacific
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Adrian | Aletta | Alvin | Amanda | Andres | Agatha |
| Beatriz | Bud | Barbara | Boris | Blanca | Blas |
| Calvin | Carlotta | Cosme | Cristina | Carlos | Celia |
| Dora | Daniel | Dalila | Douglas | Dolores | Darby |
| Eugene | Emilia | Erick | Elida | Enrique | Estelle |
| Fernanda | Fabio | Flossie | Fausto | Felicia | Frank |
| Greg | Gilma | Gil | Genevieve | Guillermo | Georgette |
| Hilary | Hector | Henriette | Hernan | Hilda | Howard |
| Irwin | Ileana | Ivo | Iselle | Ignacio | Ivette |
| Jova | John | Juliette | Julio | Jimena | Javier |
| Kenneth | Kristy | Kiko | Karina | Kevin | Kay |
| Lidia | Lane | Lorena | Lowell | Linda | Lester |
| Max | Miriam | Mario | Marie | Marty | Madeline |
| Norma | Norman | Narda | Norbert | Nora | Newton |
| Otis | Olivia | Octave | Odalys | Olaf | Orlene |
| Pilar | Paul | Priscilla | Polo | Pamela | Paine |
| Ramon | Rosa | Raymond | Rachel | Rick | Roslyn |
| Selma | Sergio | Sonia | Simon | Sandra | Seymour |
| Todd | Tara | Tico | Trudy | Terry | Tina |
| Veronica | Vicente | Velma | Vance | Vivian | Virgil |
| Wiley | Willa | Wallis | Winnie | Waldo | Winifred |
| Xina | Xavier | Xina | Xavier | Xina | Xavier |
| York | Yolanda | York | Yolanda | York | Yolanda |
| Zelda | Zeke | Zelda | Zeke | Zelda | Zeke |
When Does Hurricane Season Begin?
- In the North Atlantic and Caribbean, hurricane season basins begins on June 1.
- In the East Pacific, hurricane season begins on May 15.
What is the Difference Between a Hurricane and Typhoon?
The only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is the storm’s location relative to the International Dateline. When a storm is east of the International Date Line, it is a hurricane; a storm west of the Date Line is a typhoon. If a hurricane is moving west and crosses the Date Line, its nomenclature changes to typhoon; if the typhoon moves east and crosses the IDL, it becomes dubbed a hurricane. Learn more and see examples of a hurricane vs. typhoon.
