Convert Month Number to Month Name Function in SQL - sql

Question

I have months stored in SQL Server as 1,2,3,4,...12. I would like to display them as January,February etc. Is there a function in SQL Server like MonthName(1) = January? I am trying to avoid a CASE statement, if possible.

Answer 1

I think this is the best way to get the month name when you have the month number
Select DateName( month , DateAdd( month , #MonthNumber , 0 ) - 1 )
Or
Select DateName( month , DateAdd( month , #MonthNumber , -1 ) )

Answer 2

A little hacky but should work:
SELECT DATENAME(month, DATEADD(month, #mydate-1, CAST('2008-01-01' AS datetime)))

Answer 3

SELECT DATENAME(month, GETDATE()) AS 'Month Name'

Answer 4

SUBSTRING('JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ', (#intMonth * 4) - 3, 3)

Answer 5

Use the Best way
Select DateName( month , DateAdd( month , #MonthNumber , -1 ))

Answer 6

It is very simple.
select DATENAME(month, getdate())
output : January

Answer 7

Starting with SQL Server 2012, you can use FORMAT and DATEFROMPARTS to solve this problem. (If you want month names from other cultures, change: en-US)
select FORMAT(DATEFROMPARTS(1900, #month_num, 1), 'MMMM', 'en-US')
If you want a three-letter month:
select FORMAT(DATEFROMPARTS(1900, #month_num, 1), 'MMM', 'en-US')
If you really want to, you can create a function for this:
CREATE FUNCTION fn_month_num_to_name
(
#month_num tinyint
)
RETURNS varchar(20)
AS
BEGIN
RETURN FORMAT(DATEFROMPARTS(1900, #month_num, 1), 'MMMM', 'en-US')
END

Answer 8

You can use the inbuilt CONVERT function
select CONVERT(varchar(3), Date, 100) as Month from MyTable.
This will display first 3 characters of month (JAN,FEB etc..)

Answer 9

in addition to original
SELECT DATENAME(m, str(2) + '/1/2011')
you can do this
SELECT DATENAME(m, str([column_name]) + '/1/2011')
this way you get names for all rows in a table. where [column_name] represents a integer column containing numeric value 1 through 12
2 represents any integer, by contact string i created a date where i can extract the month. '/1/2011' can be any date
if you want to do this with variable
DECLARE #integer int;
SET #integer = 6;
SELECT DATENAME(m, str(#integer) + '/1/2011')

Answer 10

In some locales like Hebrew, there are leap months dependant upon the year so to avoid errors in such locales you might consider the following solution:
SELECT DATENAME(month, STR(YEAR(GETDATE()), 4) + REPLACE(STR(#month, 2), ' ', '0') + '01')

Answer 11

The following works for me:
CAST(GETDATE() AS CHAR(3))

Answer 12

Use this statement to convert Month numeric value to Month name.
SELECT CONVERT(CHAR(3), DATENAME(MONTH, GETDATE()))

Answer 13

Just subtract the current month from today's date, then add back your month number. Then use the datename function to give the full name all in 1 line.
print datename(month,dateadd(month,-month(getdate()) + 9,getdate()))

Answer 14

Sure this will work
select datename(M,GETDATE())

Answer 15

SELECT DateName(M, DateAdd(M, #MONTHNUMBER, -1))

Answer 16

To convert month number to month name, try the below
declare #month smallint = 1
select DateName(mm,DATEADD(mm,#month - 1,0))

Answer 17

You can use the convert functin as below
CONVERT(VARCHAR(3), DATENAME(MM, GETDATE()), 100)

Answer 18

i think this is enough to get month name when u have date.
SELECT DATENAME(month ,GETDATE())

Answer 19

SELECT DATENAME(MONTH,dateadd(month, -3,getdate()))

Answer 20

This one worked for me:
#MetricMonthNumber (some number)
SELECT
(DateName( month , DateAdd( month , #MetricMonthNumber - 1 , '1900-01-01' ) )) AS MetricMonthName
FROM TableName
From a post above from #leoinfo and #Valentino Vranken. Just did a quick select and it works.

Answer 21

Declare #MonthNumber int
SET #MonthNumber=DatePart(Month,GETDATE())
Select DateName( month , DateAdd( month , #MonthNumber , 0 ) - 1 )
Explaination:
First Decalre Variable MonthNumber
Get Current Month for DatePart which Return Month Number
Third Query Return Month Name

Answer 22

select monthname(curdate());
OR
select monthname('2013-12-12');

Answer 23

Working for me
SELECT MONTHNAME(<fieldname>) AS "Month Name" FROM <tablename> WHERE <condition>

Answer 24

you can get the date like this.
eg:- Users table
id name created_at
1 abc 2017-09-16
2 xyz 2017-06-10
you can get the monthname like this
select year(created_at), monthname(created_at) from users;
output
+-----------+-------------------------------+
| year(created_at) | monthname(created_at) |
+-----------+-------------------------------+
| 2017 | september |
| 2017 | june |

Answer 25

You can create a function like this to generate the Month and do
SELECT dbo.fn_GetMonthFromDate(date_column) as Month FROM table_name
/****** Object: UserDefinedFunction [dbo].[fn_GetMonthFromDate] Script Date: 11/16/2018 10:26:33 AM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[fn_GetMonthFromDate]
(#date datetime)
RETURNS varchar(50)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #monthPart int
SET #monthPart = MONTH(#date)
IF #monthPart = 1
BEGIN
RETURN 'January'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 2
BEGIN
RETURN 'February'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 3
BEGIN
RETURN 'March'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 4
BEGIN
RETURN 'April'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 5
BEGIN
RETURN 'May'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 6
BEGIN
RETURN 'June'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 7
BEGIN
RETURN 'July'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 8
BEGIN
RETURN 'August'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 9
BEGIN
RETURN 'September'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 10
BEGIN
RETURN 'October'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 11
BEGIN
RETURN 'November'
END
ELSE IF #monthPart = 12
BEGIN
RETURN 'December'
END
RETURN NULL END

Answer 26

Here is my solution using some information from others to solve a problem.
datename(month,dateadd(month,datepart(month,Help_HelpMain.Ticket_Closed_Date),-1)) as monthname

Answer 27

There is no system defined function in SQL server. But you can create your own user-defined function- a scalar function. You would find scalar functions in the Object Explorer for your database: Programmability->Functions->Scalar-valued Functions. Below, I use a table variable to bring it all together.
--Create the user-defined function
CREATE FUNCTION getmonth (#num int)
RETURNS varchar(9) --since 'September' is the longest string, length 9
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #intMonth Table (num int PRIMARY KEY IDENTITY(1,1), month varchar(9))
INSERT INTO #intMonth VALUES ('January'), ('February'), ('March'), ('April'), ('May')
, ('June'), ('July'), ('August') ,('September'), ('October')
, ('November'), ('December')
RETURN (SELECT I.month
FROM #intMonth I
WHERE I.num = #num)
END
GO
--Use the function for various months
SELECT dbo.getmonth(4) AS [Month]
SELECT dbo.getmonth(5) AS [Month]
SELECT dbo.getmonth(6) AS [Month]

Answer 28

to_char(to_date(V_MONTH_NUM,'MM'),'MONTH')
where V_MONTH_NUM is the month number
SELECT to_char(to_date(V_MONTH_NUM,'MM'),'MONTH') from dual;

Answer 29

Use this statement for getting month name:
DECLARE #date datetime
SET #date='2015/1/4 00:00:00'
SELECT CAST(DATENAME(month,#date ) AS CHAR(3))AS 'Month Name'
This will give you short month name. Like this: Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.

Answer 30

Try this: SELECT MONTHNAME(concat('1970-',[Month int val],'-01'))
For example- SELECT MONTHNAME(concat('1970-',4,'-01'))
The answer is - April