THE IT MOVIE IS SET IN 1989.

That means we won't have names like maylee and lakynn. *cough* the meme of the woman infront of the chalkboard *cough*

The kids in It are preteens or early teens, meaning they were born in the mid-late 70's.

Here are the most popular names for boys and girls during that time period.

—jennifer
—amy
—melissa
—heather
—angela
—michelle
—kimberly
—jessica
—lisa
—amanda
—erin
—andrea
—mary
—carrie
—jaime
—april

—michael
—jason
—christopher
—david
—james
—john
—robert
—matthew
—joseph
—steven
—thomas
—andrew
—chad
—benjamin
—aaron

Of course, nicknames are commonly used too, all of the losers club have a nickname.
william—bill
richard—richie
beverly—bev
michael—mike
stanley—stan
benjamin—ben
edward—eddie

happy writing!

(paola)