Winter has a way of creeping up, causing us to scramble for our sweaters and scarves. Depending on where you live, winter storms can be a possible threat. Much like hurricane season has a list of potential storm names, the same can be said for winter storms.

Check out the list of 2017 winter storm names for the season:

1. Aiden
2. Benji
3. Chloe
4. Dylan
5. Ethan
6. Frankie
7. Grayson
8. Hunter
9. Inga
10. Jaxon
11. Kalani
12. Liam
13. Mateo
14. Noah
15. Oliver
16. Quinn
17. Riley
18. Skylar
19. Toby
20. Uma
21. Violet
22. Wilbur
23. Xanto
24. Yvonne
25. Zoey

Curious on how they come up with this list of names? It originates with the previous year’s more popular baby names. Then it excludes any names that are on the National Hurricane Center’s list for the next six years, eastern pacific storm names for the next two years and any retired hurricane names. Voila- we have a list!