Looking for sql to get distinct names and count of those names from a

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Asked: May 31, 20262026-05-31T18:01:53+00:00 2026-05-31T18:01:53+00:00

Looking for sql to get distinct names and count of those names from a sql table:

Structure:

id
name
other details

Do I use distinct to get each group and then count through those to get:

name1 count(name1)
name2 count(name2)
etc

Thanks
Rob.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-31T18:01:55+00:00

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Try :

SELECT *, COUNT(*) FROM my_table GROUP BY name

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