Franklin is the 6th name on the 2029 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter F. Since 2005, four storms have been named Franklin; the strongest, in 2023, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Franklin is on the 2029 list of Atlantic names, and it is not among the 100 names NHC lists as retired from the Atlantic (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Franklin is next scheduled for 2029, when the 2029 list is used. The six lists rotate, so each one returns every six years.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Franklin is name 6 of 21, and 44 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Franklin formed in the Atlantic in August 2023 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 926 mb. It made landfall near Enriquillo, Dominican Republic. The system was tracked for 21 days.
Hurricane Franklin (2023): track and historyFranklin formed in the Atlantic in August 2017 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico and last near Villa Emilio Carranza, Mexico. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Franklin (2017): track and historyFranklin formed in the Atlantic in August 2011 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Franklin (2011): track and historyFranklin formed in the Atlantic in July 2005 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Franklin (2005): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin 2023 | Enriquillo, Dominican Republic | 2023-08-23 10:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Franklin 2017 | Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico | 2017-08-08 03:45 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Franklin 2017 | Villa Emilio Carranza, Mexico | 2017-08-10 05:00 | 80 mph / 130 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In each of 2023, 2017, 2011 and 2005, Franklin was the 6th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Franklin in 2023, in the Atlantic. It formed on August 19, peaked at 150 mph (240 km/h) and lasted 21 days. It made landfall near Enriquillo, Dominican Republic. It was the 6th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2017, 2011 and 2005.
Hurricane Franklin in 2023 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 926 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in August and made landfall near Enriquillo, Dominican Republic. The weakest of the four, in 2011, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).