Vivian is the 20th 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 V. It is the only storm named Vivian in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Vivian 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).
Vivian 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. Vivian is name 20 of 24, and 6 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Vivian formed in the East Pacific in September 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Vivian (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 1985, Vivian was the 20th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Vivian in 1985, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 18, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 20th name used in that East Pacific season. It is the only storm named Vivian in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.