Last Minute Halloween Costumes Ideas Based On What’s Trending

Still not sure about Halloween outfits for this year? Starting to panic slightly because the 31st October is edging ever closer?!! For costumes, games and food to complete your celebration, explore our Halloween ideas.

Well, here’s a list of overall trending costume ideas fresh from Google’s Frightgeist which publishes the latest Google Trends and a list of the most popular themes for kids’ Halloween costumes.

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Overall Trending Costumes

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It looks like this year it’s a race between Shrunken Head Bob (of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice fame) and er, Raygun (the B-Girl from Australia who did an ‘interesting’ routine at the Olympics).

In fact, I guess unsurprisingly, there are Beetlejuice Beetlejuice characters in the top 25.

There are also several characters from the movie Inside Out, including Envy, Anger, Anxiety and Disgust… what a party that would be with all of those in attendance!!

1. Shrunken Head Bob: “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice shrunken head” is the top searched shrunken head of all time.
2. Raygun: People searching “raygun costume” are also searching for “green and yellow track suit” and “green track pants.”
3. Catnap: “Catnap” is the top searched Smiling Critter of all time.
4. Delores (from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice): “Fake staples” became a breakout search the day Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was released.
5. Pomni: “Pomni costume” searches reached an all-time high this year.
6. Envy (from Inside Out): “What does envy mean” is the top question searched for Envy from Inside Out this year.
7. Red (from Descendants): “Who is Red the daughter of in Descendants” is a top searched question for Descendants: The Rise of Red this year.
8. Dr. Doom.
9. Sabrina Carpenter: “Heart corset” is being searched more than ever in 2024, and Sabrina Carpenter is the top person searched with it.
10. Lady Deadpool: “Lady Deadpool costume” became a breakout search the day Deadpool & Wolverine was released in US theaters.
11. Chipotle burrito: Yes, it’s an actual thing!
12. Anger (from Inside Out): “Congratulations San Francisco, you’ve ruined pizza” is the top searched Anger quote of all time.
13. Disgust (from Inside Out): People searching “disgust costume” this year are also searching “green sequin dress” and “green leggings.”
14. Wolverine: Since 2004, Alaska is the only state searching for “Wolverine” more than “Deadpool.”
15. Anxiety (from Inside Out): “Orange and white striped” reached a 15-year high with Anxiety from Inside Out being a top trending search this year.
16. Delia Deetz: Search interest in Delia Deetz reached a record high in September 2024 when Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was released.
17. Gambit: “Gambit costume” reached an all-time high this year.
18. Dune: Over the past year, the top searched “popcorn bucket” was for Dune.
19. Minion: Over the last 5 years, search interest in “minion costume” is 3.5x more than “gru costume.”
20. Shadow the Hedgehog: “Is Shadow the Hedgehog evil” is the top searched “is Shadow…”
21. Joy (from Inside Out): The top question about Joy from Inside Out is “Why does Joy have blue hair” of all time.
22. Peely (from Fortnite): Aside from the skin condition, the top searched “Peely skin” is “Peelverine” from Fortnite.
23. Lydia Deetz: “Lydia Deetz” is the most searched Deetz family member of all time.
24. Soulja Boy: “Crank That” is Soulja Boy’s most searched song of all time.
25. Godzilla: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was the top searched post-credit scene in April 2024.

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The Most Popular Kids And Teen Costume Trends

I am loving that M&M comes just ahead of Taylor Swift in the line-up of costumes.

I think I’m going to do a riff on it and create an Eminem M&M costume for my teen…

1. Red (from Descendants)
2. Dr. Doom
3. Kidpool
4. Gojo
5. Wolverine
6. Queen of Hearts
7. Peely
8. Corpse Bride
9. Minion
10. Godzilla
11. Ghostbusters
12. M&M
13. Taylor Swift
14. Jack Skellington
15. Inflatable Alien

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