Kiko is the 11th 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 K. Since 1983, seven storms have been named Kiko; the strongest, in 2025, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Kiko 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).
Kiko 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. Kiko is name 11 of 24, and 42 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Kiko formed in the East Pacific in August 2025 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Kiko (2025): track and historyKiko formed in the East Pacific in September 2019 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Hurricane Kiko (2019): track and historyKiko formed in the East Pacific in August 2013 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Kiko (2013): track and historyKiko formed in the East Pacific in October 2007 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Kiko (2007): track and historyKiko formed in the East Pacific in September 2001 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Kiko (2001): track and historyKiko formed in the East Pacific in August 1989 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It made landfall near Las Veredas, Mexico. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Kiko (1989): track and historyKiko formed in the East Pacific in August 1983 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Kiko (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiko 1989 | Las Veredas, Mexico | 1989-08-27 06:00 | 115 mph / 185 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 and 2001, Kiko 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.
The most recent was Hurricane Kiko in 2025, in the East Pacific. It formed on August 31, peaked at 145 mph (230 km/h) and lasted 11 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 11th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2013, 2007, 2001, 1989 and 1983.
Hurricane Kiko in 2025 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in August. The weakest of the seven, in 2007, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h).