Originally Posted by whyworry

Try 1955. It may have been before that, but I know for sure they were named for women in 1955, and for a few years before that, they were named for the then phoenetic alphabet - able, baker, charlie, etc.. The person that invented the Weather Channel may not have even been born when the naming convention started.

If you want to know more, I suggest that Google is your friend for stuff like this.