There’s a frighteningly high chance you will see a Witch costume on Halloween this year. At least that’s what Google says when you click the top result in its 2021 Frightgeist Top Costumes list. According to Google’s data, a witch is the most searched, and therefore top costume, for the second year in a row.
Since 2015 Google has been sharing the top Halloween costumes in the U.S. nationally and by state via its “Frightgeist” website. Pulling from the top 500 costume searches in the United States, Frightgeist used Google Trends to tell people what costumes are trending around trending across the U.S. The top 10 costumes in the U.S. in 2021, according to Google, are as follows:
- Witch
- Rabbit
- Dinosaur
- Spider-Man
- Cruella De Vil
- Fairy
- Harley Quinn
- Cowboy
- Clown
- Chucky
This year’s list features five returning favorites from 2020, including Rabbit (up two positions), Dinosaur (down one position), Spider-Man (up six positions), Harley Quinn (down four positions), and a clown (down four positions). You can check out the rest of the top 500 costumes as well as what costumes are trending where you live over on Frightgeist.
Curious to know what other costumes are trending this Halloween season? According to Google, these were the most popular costumes searches in the U.S. during the first week of October:
Trending Halloween costumes:
- Squid Game
- Gorilla
- Britney Spears
- Carnage
- Venom
Trending couples costumes:
- Trixie and Timmy Turner
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Skid and Pump
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- Cosmo and Wanda
Trending dog costumes:
- Squid Game
- Race car
- Vampire
- Donkey
- Lobster
Google has also put out a map showing the top uniquely searched Halloween drinks by state for 2021. Curious to know what your state is drinking this Halloween? Check out the map below: (Oh, and for my fellow Californians, what’s wrong with you? I’ve had a Brain Hemorrhage Shot. Would not recommend)
