monthname

Returns the full or abbreviated name of the calendar month for a specified date or time in Salesforce Spiff.

Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience

Available in: Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

Available for an additional cost in: Professional Edition with Web Services API Enabled

Syntax

monthname(date_or_time, abbreviate)

Argument Required? Description

date_or_time Required The Date or Date & Time value to evaluate. This argument supports any date functions.

Argument	Required?	Description
`date_or_time`	Required	The Date or Date & Time value to evaluate. This argument supports any date functions.
`abbreviate`	Optional	A Boolean that specifies whether to return the month's full name or abbreviated name. To return the full name, use `true`, which is the default value. To return the three-character abbreviated name, use `false`.

abbreviate

Optional

A Boolean that specifies whether to return the month's full name or abbreviated name.

Return the full name of the month for January 31, 2025. The return value is January.

=monthname("2025-01-31")

Return the abbreviated name of the month for January 31, 2025. The return value is Jan.

=monthname("2025-01-31", false)