Gil is the 7th name on the 2031 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter G. Since 1983, nine storms have been named Gil; the strongest, in 2001, peaked as a Category 2 hurricane.
No. Gil is on the 2031 list of East Pacific names, and it is not among the 22 names NHC lists as retired from the eastern and central Pacific (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Gil is next scheduled for 2031, when the 2031 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. Gil is name 7 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Gil formed in the East Pacific in July 2025 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Gil (2025): track and historyGil formed in the East Pacific in August 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1006 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Gil (2019): track and historyGil formed in the East Pacific in July 2013 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Gil (2013): track and historyGil formed in the East Pacific in August 2007 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Gil (2007): track and historyGil formed in the East Pacific in September 2001 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Gil (2001): track and historyGil formed in the West Pacific in December 1998 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It made landfall near Ranot, Thailand. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Gil (1998): track and historyGil formed in the East Pacific in August 1995 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Gil (1995): track and historyGil formed in the East Pacific in July 1989 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Gil (1989): track and historyGil formed in the East Pacific in July 1983 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Hurricane Gil (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gil 1998 | Ranot, Thailand | 1998-12-12 12:00 | 35 mph / 55 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 2025, 2019, 2013, 2007, 2001 and 1995, Gil was the 7th name used in the East Pacific season.
Seasons where our archive is missing an earlier name are left out, because we can’t confirm the count.
Storms named Gil appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Hurricane Gil in 2025, in the East Pacific. It formed on July 31, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 7th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2013, 2007, 2001, 1998, 1995, 1989 and 1983.
Hurricane Gil in 2001 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the nine, in 2019, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).