How could Tropical Storm 14 become "Maria"? Given that this is an odd year, wouldn't the 14th Atlantic storm be a male name starting with "N"?
The numbering includes Tropical depressions. If a given Tropical depression doesn't become a Tropical storm, you end up with the discrepancy.
The balance of the 2005 names...
Katrina
Lee(now a depression)
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma