The lists of names from A to are released in September which is the beginning of each typhoon.
In accordance with the US National Hurricane Center Convention does not begin with Q, U, x, y and z and z.
Since the storm names are proposed in collaboration with the Irish and Dutch weather services they show the diversity of all three countries and may result in some unusual options.
Some names are suggested by some suggested by members of the public and some may be inspired by real life people, public figures and even pets.
In the most recent storm list, “Bram” is for Bram Stoker, the author of dray, while “Dave” was suggested by a member of the public to celebrate “my husband who snores three times too hard.
“Ruby” named after a beloved grandmother, is the most popular name starting with R nominated for the current season.
However, since all the lists start with a and end with W, it is very unlikely that more names will be reached.
For example, there have never been more than 12 named UK storm names at a time. Names from the list the list starting with m, N. OR ETC are not yet available. The busiest hurricane season in 2023/24, ending with Storm Lilian.
The longest season of the last ten years 2022/23 with Antoni and Betty were both discussed in August before the end of the season.