If I delete an earlier sample sprint, what will happen to subsequent sprints name numbers?

[Dave_Coburn]

I created a few sprints in advance. The next non-active sprint is a sample I want to remove, but wondering if I DELETE it, what will happen to the naming/numbering conventions for following Sprints I have already created? Will they maintain their auto-generated numbers (that is my desired outcome) or will they change and revert to ignore the now deleted sprint that existed prior?

[Randy · Accepted solution]

They won't be updated automatically and keep their existing names.  You can name sprints anything.  

[Dave_Coburn]

Thanks for the reply Randy. The answer may be the same, but to clarify my desired outcome, I believe there is a default system based sprint assigned value that I am trying to maintain use of to avoid having to overwrite every future sprint name manually, so it is the system sprint naming/numbering convention I am trying to preserve. Thanks for taking another look at this! Before/after example below.

Here is an example where 3 sprints already exist:

EXA Sprint 1
EXA Sprint 2
EXA Sprint 3

I want to delete EXA Sprint 2 AND have EXA Sprint 3 remain same AND then when I go to create a new sprint the system auto-generates default sprint named EXA Sprint 4. Result is:

EXA Sprint 1
EXA Sprint 3
EXA Sprint 4
...

[Randy]

pretty sure it just looks at your previous sprint name and takes a guess at what the next incremental # would be to suggest.  If you want to play it safe, spin up a test scrum board, create a couple sprints and run your test.

[Dave_Coburn]

Perfect answer!

"If you want to play it safe, spin up a test scrum board, create a couple sprints and run your test."

Not sure why I didn't try that earlier. 

Thank you!

[Dave_Coburn]

Confirmed deleting Sprint does not rename subsequent Sprints and allows for sequential Sprint naming leaving the gap of the deleted Sprint in tact as you move forward. (See example above)