Truly Useless 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Names

The Atlantic hurricane season is the period in a year, from June 1 through November 30, when tropical or subtropical cyclones are most likely to form in the North Atlantic Ocean. Tropical and subtropical cyclones that reach tropical storm intensity are named from a pre-determined list. Since 1953, storms were named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center. They are now maintained and updated through a strict procedure by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organization. That sounded a bit stuffy, so here are our suggestions for the names of the storms during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

1. Acceptionalan
2. Blockchainz
3. Charlatini
4. Davidrichardson
5. Epstein
6. Female
7. Gassy-lighty
8. Hormuz
9. iHurricane
10. J'Code
11. Khlav 
12. Lobbyist
13. M'Fads
14. Nimby
15. Oboe
16. Pflosse
17. Rybeye
18. Sora
19. Tartrazini
20. Viv
21. Whiny-Don