MySQL MONTHNAME() Function

The MySQL MONTHNAME() function returns the month name for the given date. It returns the month name between January and December or 0 if month part for the date is 0 or greater than 12.

Syntax

MONTHNAME function syntax is:

MONTHNAME(date)

Parameter:

This MONTHNAME() function accepts one parameter as mentioned above and described below :

• date: The date or datetime from which we want to extract the month name.

MySQL MONTHNAME() Function Examples

Let's look at some examples of the MONTHNAME function in MySQL.

Example 1

Finding the Current Month name Using MONTHNAME() Function.

SELECT MONTHNAME(NOW()) AS Current_Month;

Output :

Example 2

Finding the Month name from given datetime Using MONTHNAME() Function.

SELECT MONTHNAME('2015-01-26 08:09:22') AS MONTHNAME;

Output :

Example 3

Finding the Month name from given datetime Using MONTHNAME() Function when the date is NULL.

SELECT MONTHNAME(NULL) AS MONTHNAME;

Output :