The National Hurricane Center uses
seven rotating lists of standard names for storms. However, meteorologists will occasionally remove a name from the list after an especially deadly or costly storm. The current list of retired storm names appears in the table below.
Retired Hurricane Names
| Agnes | 1972 |
| Alicia | 1983 |
| Allen | 1980 |
| Allison | 2001 |
| Andrew | 1992 |
| Anita | 1977 |
| Audrey | 1957 |
| Betsy | 1965 |
| Beulah | 1967 |
| Bob | 1991 |
| Camille | 1969 |
| Carla | 1961 |
| Carmen | 1974 |
| Carol | 1954 |
| Celia | 1970 |
| Cesar | 1996 |
| Charley | 2004 |
| Cleo | 1964 |
| Connie | 1955 |
| David | 1979 |
| Dennis | 2005 |
| Diana | 1990 |
| Diane | 1955 |
| Donna | 1960 |
| Dora | 1964 |
| Edna | 1968 |
| Elena | 1985 |
| Eloise | 1975 |
| Fabian | 2003 |
| Fifi | 1974 |
| Flora | 1963 |
| Floyd | 1999 |
| Fran | 1996 |
| Frances | 2004 |
| Frederic | 1979 |
| Georges | 1998 |
| Gilbert | 1988 |
| Gloria | 1985 |
| Hattie | 1961 |
| Hazel | 1954 |
| Hilda | 1964 |
| Hortense | 1996 |
| Hugo | 1989 |
| Inez | 1966 |
| Ione | 1955 |
| Iris | 2001 |
| Isabel | 2003 |
| Isidore | 2002 |
| Ivan | 2004 |
| Janet | 1955 |
| Jeanne | 2004 |
| Joan | 1988 |
| Juan | 2003 |
| Katrina | 2005 |
| Keith | 2000 |
| Klaus | 1990 |
| Lenny | 1999 |
| Lili | 2002 |
| Luis | 1995 |
| Marilyn | 1995 |
| Michelle | 2001 |
| Mitch | 1998 |
| Opal | 1995 |
| Rita | 2005 |
| Roxanne | 1995 |
| Stan | 2005 |
| Wilma | 2005 |
