Most Popular Baby Names Shared By Hurricanes

To find out which popular baby names are shared by hurricanes, Stacker ranked 50 baby names that have been used for at least five hurricanes and/or tropical storms since 1950.

– Name popularity rank in 2018: #3,900 (37 babies born) – Name shared by: 2 hurricanes, 3 tropical storms – Biggest storm with this name: Tropical Storm Becky (1970; cost $3 million in damages)

Becky (Girls)

– Name popularity rank in 2018: #1,011 (255 babies born) – Name shared by: 2 hurricanes, 3 tropical storms – Biggest storm with this name: Hurricane Brenda (1973; damages data not available)

Brenda (Girls)

– Name popularity rank in 2018: #556 (493 babies born) – Name shared by: 3 hurricanes, 2 tropical storms – Biggest storm with this name: Hurricane Dennis (2005; cost $3.4 billion in damages)

Dennis (Boys)

Dean (Boys)

– Name popularity rank in 2018: #173 (2,241 babies born) – Name shared by: 2 hurricanes, 3 tropical storms – Biggest storm with this name: Hurricane Dean (2007; cost $2.1 billion in damages)

– Name popularity rank in 2018: #91 (3,023 babies born) – Name shared by: 2 hurricanes, 3 tropical storms – Biggest storm with this name: Tropical Storm Josephine (1996; cost $213 million in damages)

Josephine (Girls)

– Name popularity rank in 2018: #34 (8,417 babies born) – Name shared by: 4 hurricanes, 1 tropical storm – Biggest storm with this name: Hurricane Isaac (2012; cost $3.1 billion in damages)

Isaac (Boys)