What it understands
Full month names (September), three-letter abbreviations (Sep), and most other short forms (Sept) in any capitalization. The month can appear anywhere in the line. Lines in the same month are sorted by the numbers in them, so March 3 comes before March 14.
Lines without a month name move to the top.
Dates written as numbers
Dates like 2024-03-14 (year-month-day) already sort correctly with Alphabetize. US-style dates like 3/14/2024 don’t sort reliably in any text tool; switching them to year-month-day first is the dependable fix.
Birthdays
Sam - March 14 Alex - December 2 Jo - Jan 30 Kim - March 3 Lee - August 9
Jo - Jan 30 Kim - March 3 Sam - March 14 Lee - August 9 Alex - December 2
Questions
Does it look at the year?
Only as a tie-breaker inside a month. It’s designed for lists like birthdays, schedules and seasonal items where the month is what matters.
Can I sort days of the week too?
Yes, with Sort by day of the week.