Kevin is the 11th name on the 2027 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter K. Since 1985, eight storms have been named Kevin; the strongest, in 2023, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone.
No. Kevin is on the 2027 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).
Kevin is next scheduled for 2027, when the 2027 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. Kevin is name 11 of 24, and 42 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Kevin formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2023 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Cyclone Kevin (2023): track and historyKevin formed in the East Pacific in August 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Kevin (2021): track and historyKevin formed in the East Pacific in August 2015 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Kevin (2015): track and historyKevin formed in the East Pacific in August 2009 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Tropical Storm Kevin (2009): track and historyKevin formed in the East Pacific in September 2003 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Kevin (2003): track and historyKevin formed in the East Pacific in September 1997 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Kevin (1997): track and historyKevin formed in the East Pacific in September 1991 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Hurricane Kevin (1991): track and historyKevin formed in the East Pacific in July 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Kevin (1985): track and historyNames 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 2021, 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997 and 1985, Kevin was the 11th 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 Kevin 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 Cyclone Kevin in 2023, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on February 27, peaked at 155 mph (250 km/h) and lasted 9 days. It did not make landfall. Kevin is the 11th name on the 2027 list of East Pacific names. Before that, the name was used in 2021, 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997, 1991 and 1985.
Cyclone Kevin in 2023 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February. The weakest of the eight, in 2003, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).