What is the most popular hurricane name?
Different naming rules are used in different ocean areas. In the Atlantic Ocean, the practice of naming tropical storms using female names was started in 1953. Male names were first used in 1979. Today a United Nations weather committee rotates six separate lists with alternating female and male names in alphabetical order. They chose names that are common in French, English or Spanish, are easy to pronounce and have fewer than ten letters. Names of violent, very destructive storms such as Katrina and Juan are retired from the list. The names most often given to a tropical storm or hurricane over the years are Anna/Ana and Arlene. Some other hurricane name facts: — The first female name was Alice; first male hurricane was Bob. — The first female names retired were Carol and Hazel in 1954; the first male name retired was David in 1979.
