Sonia is the 18th 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 S. Since 1983, three storms have been named Sonia; the strongest, in 2025, peaked as a tropical storm.
No. Sonia 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).
Sonia 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. Sonia is name 18 of 24, and 16 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Sonia formed in the East Pacific in October 2025 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Sonia (2025): track and historySonia formed in the East Pacific in November 2013 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It made landfall near Eldorado, Mexico. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Sonia (2013): track and historySonia formed in the East Pacific in October 1983 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Sonia (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia 2013 | Eldorado, Mexico | 2013-11-04 05:00 | 40 mph / 65 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 both 2025 and 2013, Sonia was the 18th 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 Tropical Storm Sonia in 2025, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 24, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 6 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 18th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2013 and 1983.
Tropical Storm Sonia in 2025 was the strongest, peaking as a tropical storm with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in October. The weakest of the three, in 2013, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).