SQL: How can I return the highest ranking record of similar records, based on one column value?

Question

This seems like it should be easier than I\'m finding it. I have a table that contains both first and last names (specified by a type ID) and a frequency of how common the name

Answer 1

Top 5 most common first names:

select Name
  from Names
  where NameType = 1
  order by FrequencyPercent desc
  limit 5;