1981 Atlantic hurricane season/Female Names

'''AUTHOR'S NOTE: The following hurricane season is part of a series of seasons that, beginning with 1979, chronicles what would have occurred if the ten-year naming lists originally utilized for the 1971-1980 Atlantic hurricane seasons remained in usage today. All storm intensities and impact statistics are unchanged from reality. Only the storm names have been altered.''' -Andy

The 1981 Atlantic hurricane season witnessed a record-tying five hurricanes develop in September. Overall, it featured twelve total storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.

Seasonal summary
Timeline of tropical activity in the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season

Storms
'''For the sake of clarity, only storms of tropical/subtropical storm intensity or above are included below. Please refer to the article of the real life version of this season for information on any tropical or subtropical depressions. Moreover, storm tracks and any other additional information can be found on the aforementioned article.'''

Storm names
The following names were used to identify tropical cyclones in the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season. This is the same naming list that was used in the 1971 season. Moreover, due to the former experiencing fewer named storms and activity than the latter, no names were used for the first time this year.

Retirement
See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

Due to a lack of any damaging storms, the World Meteorological Organization did not retire any names in the spring of 1982. Therefore, the same list will be reutilized for the 1991 season.