When did you start naming tropical storms?

Before hurricanes were named they were identified according to their latitude and longitude. This method was confusing, when two or more storms were present over the same ocean. To reduce the confusion hurricanes were identified by letters of th alphabet. During WWII names like Able and Baker were used corresponding to radio code words. In 1953 the NWS began using female names until 1978 then male names were used and not just english names but spanish and french as well. This is still used today