Nana is the 14th name on the 2026 list of Atlantic hurricane names, and it hasn't been used yet in 2026. The season has reached Fay; Nana is used this year only if eight more storms are named. Otherwise it next comes up in 2032. Since 1990, three storms have been named Nana; the strongest, in 1990, peaked as a Category 1 hurricane.
No. Nana is on the 2026 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).
Nana can still be used in 2026: the season has handed out 6 names so far, and Nana is name 14. If the season ends first, Nana next comes up in 2032, when the 2026 list returns.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Nana is name 14 of 21, and 22 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Nana formed in the Atlantic in September 2020 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It made landfall near Dangriga, Belize. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Hurricane Nana (2020): track and historyNana formed in the Atlantic in October 2008 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Nana (2008): track and historyNana formed in the Atlantic in October 1990 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Nana (1990): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nana 2020 | Dangriga, Belize | 2020-09-03 06:00 | 75 mph / 120 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 2020, 2008 and 1990, Nana was the 14th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Nana in 2020, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 1, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h) and lasted 3 days. It made landfall near Dangriga, Belize. It was the 14th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2008 and 1990.
Hurricane Nana in 1990 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in October. The weakest of the three, in 2008, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).