MySQL: Count entries without grouping?

Question

I want to pull results and count how many of each name is pulled but without grouping...

for example I want this:

John Doe 3
John Doe 3
John Doe 3
Mary J         


        

Answer 1

SELECT `name`,
    (
        SELECT COUNT(*)
        FROM `table` AS `alt`
        WHERE `alt`.`name` = `table`.`name`
    ) AS `num`
FROM `table`