2025 Atlantic hurricane season storm names, how to pronounce them

NOAA releases 2025 Atlantic hurricane season outlook

The hurricane season outlook from NOAA was just released, and they are calling for an above-average number of tropical storms this year and a near normal or above-normal number of hurricanes.

As tropical storms and hurricanes form, they are given names from a list that is managed by the World Meteorological Organization.

Here’s a look at the names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

2025 Atlantic hurricane season names

• 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)

How are tropical cyclones named?

There are six lists of names – one per year – that are recycled every six years. They are managed by the World Meteorological Organization, which determines when a storm name needs to be retired and replaced because of its deadly or costly impact.

Once a tropical depression strengthens into a tropical storm, it receives a name from the list for that year. Names are assigned alphabetically.

Image of Hurricane Milton from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite on Oct. 8, 2024. (Photo: NOAA)

What happens if the list runs out?

During a particularly active hurricane season, the list of storm names could run out.

In the past, storms would then be named after the Greek alphabet – for example, Hurricane Alpha. But in 2021, the World Meteorological Organization announced the discontinuation of that practice. 

Now, there is a supplemental list of names that will be assigned to storms once the main list is exhausted.

Supplemental list of Atlantic hurricane names

• 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)