diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c066530c11..3600952defd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 - Fix variable `_dbt_max_partition` declaration and initialization for BigQuery incremental models ([#2940](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/2940), [#2976](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/2976))
 - Moving from 'master' to 'HEAD' default branch in git ([#3057](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/3057), [#3104](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/3104), [#3117](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/3117)))
 - Requirement on `dataclasses` is relaxed to be between `>=0.6,<0.9` allowing dbt to cohabit with other libraries which required higher versions. ([#3150](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/3150), [#3151](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/3151))
-- Raise a proper error message if dbt parses a macro twice due to macro duplication or misconfiguration. ([#2449](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/2449))
+- Add feature to add `_n` alias to same column names in SQL query ([#3147](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/3147), [#3158](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/3158))
+- Raise a proper error message if dbt parses a macro twice due to macro duplication or misconfiguration. ([#2449](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/2449), [#3165](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/3165))
 
 ### Features
 - Add optional configs for `require_partition_filter` and `partition_expiration_days` in BigQuery ([#1843](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/issues/1843), [#2928](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/2928))
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Contributors:
 - [@pcasteran](https://github.com/pcasteran) ([#2976](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/2976))
 - [@VasiliiSurov](https://github.com/VasiliiSurov) ([#3104](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/3104))
 - [@bastienboutonnet](https://github.com/bastienboutonnet) ([#3151](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/3151))
+- [@techytushar](https://github.com/techytushar) ([#3158](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/3158))
 - [@cgopalan](https://github.com/cgopalan) ([#3165](https://github.com/fishtown-analytics/dbt/pull/3165))
 
 ## dbt 0.19.1 (Release TBD)
diff --git a/core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py b/core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
index c49fae3a323..11d8dce773a 100644
--- a/core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
+++ b/core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
@@ -99,7 +99,14 @@ def process_results(
         column_names: Iterable[str],
         rows: Iterable[Any]
     ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-
+        unique_col_names = dict()
+        for idx in range(len(column_names)):
+            col_name = column_names[idx]
+            if col_name in unique_col_names:
+                unique_col_names[col_name] += 1
+                column_names[idx] = f'{col_name}_{unique_col_names[col_name]}'
+            else:
+                unique_col_names[column_names[idx]] = 1
         return [dict(zip(column_names, row)) for row in rows]
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/test/unit/test_sql_result.py b/test/unit/test_sql_result.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9041c9417d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/test_sql_result.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import unittest
+from dbt.adapters.sql.connections import SQLConnectionManager
+
+class TestProcessSQLResult(unittest.TestCase):
+	def test_duplicated_columns(self):
+		cols_with_one_dupe = ['a', 'b', 'a', 'd']
+		rows = [(1, 2, 3, 4)]
+		self.assertEqual(
+			SQLConnectionManager.process_results(cols_with_one_dupe, rows),
+			[{"a": 1, "b": 2, "a_2": 3, "d": 4}]
+		)
+
+		cols_with_more_dupes = ['a', 'a', 'a', 'b']
+		rows = [(1, 2, 3, 4)]
+		self.assertEqual(
+			SQLConnectionManager.process_results(cols_with_more_dupes, rows),
+			[{"a": 1, "a_2": 2, "a_3": 3, "b": 4}]
+		)