No, but I find its helpful to tell the person honestly that youre bad at remembering, and to say it a few times.

Also i started a note file on my phone where i jot names soon as i can. Just started doing this in my new building.

I write their name and a quick descriptor. It has worked ok so far.

Nope.

I will simply never refer to that person by name ever again.

I've not cracked it in any way that's helpful as it's super situational. I find that when other people say a persons name, I have a better chance of remembering it. Like at the dog daycare I take my dog to, I've slowly learned the staff's names from hearing other staff members talk about them or mention them in some way.

Nope. Not worth feeling bad about and no need to crack it. If you want to text yourself their name that's your preference, and if they find it disrespectful enough to hold it against you, it's a sign they're not going to be very accommodating anyways.

"I'm so sorry, I'm bad at remembering names" is all I need. And it also has the added benefit of weeding out people who wouldn't be very accommodating.

Best I can do is say their name back to them, it works some of the time, but I dont generally remember to do it.