The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday joined other federal agencies making the official switch of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The National Hurricane Center, the Miami-based government entity tasked with monitoring tropical weather and issuing advisories during hurricane season, adopted the "Gulf of America" name proposed by President Donald Trump.