2025 Atlantic hurricane season names

HOUSTON – Make sure to bookmark this for hurricane season this year!

We are providing a list of names and how to pronounce them for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Storm names are maintained by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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A look at the names and pronunciation for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season:

• Andrea AN-dree uh

• Barry BAIR-ree

• Chantal shahn-TAHL

• Dexter DEHK-ster

• Erin AIR-rin

• Fernand fair-NAHN

• Gabrielle ga-bree-ELL

• Humberto (oom-BAIR-toh)

• Imelda (ee-MEHL-dah)

• Jerry (JEHR-ee)

• Karen (KAIR-ren)

• Lorenzo (loh-REN-zoh)

• Melissa (meh-LIH-suh)

• Nestor (NES-tor)

• Olga (OAL-guh)

• Pablo (PAHB-lo)

• Rebekah (reh-BEH-kuh)

• Sebastien (se-BAS-tee-en)

• Tanya (TAHN-yuh)

• Van (van)

• Wendy (WEN-dee)

There are six rotating lists used for the Atlantic hurricane season, with names representing the diverse cultures in the region, including American, French, Latin, Dutch, and English names. Other regions, like the Pacific and Australia, have their own naming systems.

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Names are only retired when a storm is so deadly or costly that reusing the name would be insensitive. That’s why names like Andrew, Katrina, and Helene have been permanently retired; gone from future forecasts, but never forgotten.

As you might imagine, Beryl, Helene, and Milton were retired after the last hurricane season.