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They name the hurricanes in alphabetical order and there are lists that rotate every so many years.

Hurricane-like storms are called by different names in the different regions of the world. For example, the name "hurricane" is given to systems that develop over the Atlantic or the eastern Pacific Oceans. In the western North Pacific and Philippines, these systems are called "typhoons" while in the Indian and South Pacific Ocean, they are called "cyclones".

Meteorologists and the public also rely on hurricane hunters to learn more about the hurricane. They do this by flying aircraft equipped with weather instruments straight into the middle of these powerful storms. Hurricane hunters are operated by both the Air Force Reserve based at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The two have a long history, making their first flights in 1944. Before satellites were put in space, these planes were the best and sometimes only source of information about a hurricane's position and intensity. When a hurricane hunter airplane is set to fly into a tropical storm or hurricane, it is ready for a long mission. Most commonly, one plane will be in the air for about 11 hours. Scientists on the plane relay the data they collect immediately to the Tropical Prediction Center for analysis

Hurricanes are rated by their highest sustained winds and the names are chosen alphabetically in the beginning of hurricane season