<P> In 1955 , it was decided to start retiring the names of significant tropical cyclones for 10 years after which they might be reintroduced , with the names Carol and Edna reintroduced ahead of the 1965 and 1968 hurricane seasons respectively . At the 1969 Interdepartmental hurricane conference the naming lists were revised after it was decided that the names Carol , Edna and Hazel , would be permanently retired because of their importance to the research community . It was also decided that any significant hurricane in the future would also be permanently retired . Ahead of the 1971 Atlantic hurricane season , 10 lists of hurricane names were inaugurated , by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . In 1977 it was decided that the World Meteorological Organization 's Hurricane Committee ( WMO ) would control the names used , who subsequently decided that six lists of names would be used in the Atlantic Ocean from 1979 onwards with male names included . Since 1979 the same six lists have been used by the United States National Hurricane Center ( NHC ) to name systems , with names of significant tropical cyclones retired from the lists permanently and replaced with new names as required at the following year 's hurricane committee meeting . </P>
<P> In 1955 , it was decided to start retiring the names of significant tropical cyclones for 10 years after which they might be reintroduced , with the names Carol and Edna reintroduced ahead of the 1965 and 1968 hurricane seasons respectively . At the 1969 Interdepartmental hurricane conference the naming lists were revised after it was decided that the names Carol , Edna and Hazel , would be permanently retired because of their importance to the research community . It was also decided that any significant hurricane in the future would also be permanently retired . Ahead of the 1971 Atlantic hurricane season , 10 lists of hurricane names were inaugurated , by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . In 1977 it was decided that the World Meteorological Organization 's Hurricane Committee ( WMO ) would control the names used , who subsequently decided that six lists of names would be used in the Atlantic Ocean from 1979 onwards with male names included . Since 1979 the same six lists have been used by the United States National Hurricane Center ( NHC ) to name systems , with names of significant tropical cyclones retired from the lists permanently and replaced with new names as required at the following year 's hurricane committee meeting . </P>
when did they start naming hurricanes with male names
when did they start naming hurricanes with male names
1979
1979