Teddy is the 19th name on the 2026 list of Atlantic hurricane names, and it hasn't been used yet in 2026. The season has reached Fay; Teddy is used this year only if 13 more storms are named. Otherwise it next comes up in 2032. It is the only storm named Teddy in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Teddy 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).
Teddy can still be used in 2026: the season has handed out 6 names so far, and Teddy is name 19. If the season ends first, Teddy next comes up in 2032, when the 2026 list returns.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Teddy is name 19 of 21, and 7 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Teddy formed in the Atlantic in September 2020 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Teddy (2020): 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 2020, Teddy was the 19th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Teddy in 2020, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 12, peaked at 140 mph (220 km/h) and lasted 12 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 19th name used in that Atlantic season. It is the only storm named Teddy in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.