<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Write a query to return the 3 most popular names from the table named People.
Table name: People

Columns: Id, Name<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
SELECT Name 
FROM People 
GROUP BY Name 
ORDER BY COUNT(Id) DESC 
LIMIT 3;<|im_end|>
