diff --git a/code/FBXConverter.cpp b/code/FBXConverter.cpp
index dafc9bfa4..09ae06a64 100644
--- a/code/FBXConverter.cpp
+++ b/code/FBXConverter.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ namespace Assimp {
 
         FBXConverter::FBXConverter(aiScene* out, const Document& doc)
             : defaultMaterialIndex()
+            , lights()
+            , cameras()
+            , textures()
+            , materials_converted()
+            , textures_converted()
+            , meshes_converted()
+            , node_anim_chain_bits()
+            , mNodeNameInstances()
+            , mNodeNames()
+            , anim_fps()
             , out(out)
             , doc(doc) {
             // animations need to be converted first since this will
@@ -410,19 +420,24 @@ namespace Assimp {
 
         void FBXConverter::GetUniqueName(const std::string &name, std::string &uniqueName)
         {
-            int i = 0;
             uniqueName = name;
-            while (mNodeNames.find(uniqueName) != mNodeNames.end())
+            int i = 0;
+            auto it = mNodeNameInstances.find(name); // duplicate node name instance count
+            if (it != mNodeNameInstances.end())
             {
-                ++i;
-                std::stringstream ext;
-                ext << name << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(3) << i;
-                uniqueName = ext.str();
+                i = it->second;
+                while (mNodeNames.find(uniqueName) != mNodeNames.end())
+                {
+                    i++;
+                    std::stringstream ext;
+                    ext << name << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(3) << i;
+                    uniqueName = ext.str();
+                }
             }
+            mNodeNameInstances[name] = i;
             mNodeNames.insert(uniqueName);
         }
 
-
         const char* FBXConverter::NameTransformationComp(TransformationComp comp) {
             switch (comp) {
             case TransformationComp_Translation:
diff --git a/code/FBXConverter.h b/code/FBXConverter.h
index 398baa445..50637468b 100644
--- a/code/FBXConverter.h
+++ b/code/FBXConverter.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <assimp/texture.h>
 #include <assimp/camera.h>
 #include <assimp/StringComparison.h>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
 
 struct aiScene;
 struct aiNode;
@@ -74,8 +76,6 @@ namespace FBX {
 
 class Document;
 
-using NodeNameCache = std::set<std::string>;
-
 /** 
  *  Convert a FBX #Document to #aiScene
  *  @param out Empty scene to be populated
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ private:
     void TransferDataToScene();
 
 private:
-
     // 0: not assigned yet, others: index is value - 1
     unsigned int defaultMaterialIndex;
 
@@ -429,22 +428,27 @@ private:
     std::vector<aiLight*> lights;
     std::vector<aiCamera*> cameras;
     std::vector<aiTexture*> textures;
-    
 
-    typedef std::map<const Material*, unsigned int> MaterialMap;
+    using MaterialMap = std::map<const Material*, unsigned int>;
     MaterialMap materials_converted;
 
-    typedef std::map<const Video*, unsigned int> VideoMap;
+    using VideoMap = std::map<const Video*, unsigned int>;
     VideoMap textures_converted;
 
-    typedef std::map<const Geometry*, std::vector<unsigned int> > MeshMap;
+    using MeshMap = std::map<const Geometry*, std::vector<unsigned int> >;
     MeshMap meshes_converted;
 
     // fixed node name -> which trafo chain components have animations?
-    typedef std::map<std::string, unsigned int> NodeAnimBitMap;
+    using NodeAnimBitMap = std::map<std::string, unsigned int> ;
     NodeAnimBitMap node_anim_chain_bits;
 
+    // number of nodes with the same name
+    using NodeAnimNameMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, unsigned int>;
+    NodeAnimNameMap mNodeNameInstances;
+
+    using NodeNameCache = std::unordered_set<std::string>;
     NodeNameCache mNodeNames;
+
     double anim_fps;
 
     aiScene* const out;