sql multiple colums

I have a SQL query (sqlight3) that gives me tripels (name, value, date) of data.

select name, value, date from
"different things and conditions"
order by date desc

The result ist sorted by date and looks like this:

name | value | date
-------------------
a    | x     | 2015
b    | y     | 2014
a    | z     | 2013
b    | x     | 2012
c    | y     | 2011

Now I want the results filtered, so that every name is unique and I only get the newest (by date) triples. I expect the result

name | value | date
-------------------
a    | x     | 2015
b    | y     | 2014
c    | y     | 2011

How can I achive this?