The following names were used for named storms that formed in the north Atlantic in 1996. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2002 season. This is the same list used for the 1990 season except for "Dolly" and "Kyle", which replaced "Diana" and "Klaus", respectively. A storm was named "Kyle" for the first time in 1996. The name "Dolly" was previously used in 1953, 1954, 1968 and 1974. Names that were not assigned are marked in .