Year’s Hottest Halloween Costumes, from Google’s Search

Halloween is just a week away, which means it’s crunch time for figuring out a costume. And when it comes to find the funniest, scariest, and best ones, it makes sense that trick or treaters and adults alike turn to Google. People ‘google’ so much that the search giant’s name has become a verb. Embracing this honorary eponym, Google Trends has released a trove of data that not only reveals 2017’s most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. (Wonder Woman), but also breaks ideas down state by state.

Tracking the best costumes using with up-to-the-minute search results, the Google Frightgeist tool can display the data in several ways. First, there are the top trending costumes, nationally, which as of this writing are:

1. Wonder Woman

Cosplayer dressed as Wonder Woman attend the 2017 New York Comic Con on October 8, 2017 in New York City.
Cosplayer dressed as Wonder Woman attend the 2017 New York Comic Con on October 8, 2017 in New York City.
John Lamparski — WireImage/Getty Images

2. Harley Quinn

Comic Con attendees pose as Harley Quinn and Joker during New York Comic-Con 2015 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 9, 2015 in New York City.
Comic Con attendees pose as Harley Quinn and Joker during New York Comic-Con 2015 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 9, 2015 in New York City.
Daniel Zuchnik — Getty Images

3. Clown

A person dressed in a clown costume stands amongst attendees during the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 31, 2016.
A person dressed in a clown costume stands amongst attendees during the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 31, 2016.
Andrew Kelly — Reuters

4. Unicorn

A Unicorn of Super Geek League pose for a portrait backstage during the USC Lucky Festival on March 12, 2016 at The Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.
A Unicorn of Super Geek League pose for a portrait backstage during the USC Lucky Festival on March 12, 2016 at The Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.
Mat Hayward — Getty Images

5. Rabbit

A dog dressed as Hugh Hefner takes part in the annual halloween dog parade at Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park in New York U.S., October 21, 2017.
A dog dressed as Hugh Hefner takes part in the annual halloween dog parade at Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park in New York U.S., October 21, 2017.
Lucas Jackson — Reuters

6. Witch

Witches take part in the the Spirit of Halloweentown parade in St. Helens, Ore., on October 7, 2017. The town was the set for the 1998 [f500link]Disney[/f500link] movie Halloweentown.
Witches take part in the the Spirit of Halloweentown parade in St. Helens, Ore., on October 7, 2017. The town was the set for the 1998 [f500link]Disney[/f500link] movie Halloweentown.
Alex Milan Tracy — Sipa USA via AP

7. Mouse

A group of four female college students dressed in costumes; one student as Minnie Mouse holding a phone taking a selfie, another student dressed in the purple, green, and face paint of the Joker, one student in the back dressed as a Minion, and the student most to the left wearing cat ears and cat makeup; all with smiling facial expressions, Halloween at Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University, October 31, 2015. Courtesy Eric Chen.
A group of four female college students dressed in costumes; one student as Minnie Mouse holding a phone taking a selfie, another student dressed in the purple, green, and face paint of the Joker, one student in the back dressed as a Minion, and the student most to the left wearing cat ears and cat makeup; all with smiling facial expressions, Halloween at Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University, October 31, 2015. Courtesy Eric Chen.
JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado Getty Images

8. Pirate

A participant wearing a costume of Jack Sparrow during the Torino Comics. It is a convention dedicated to comics, manga and relative merchandising.
A participant wearing a costume of Jack Sparrow during the Torino Comics. It is a convention dedicated to comics, manga and relative merchandising.
Daniele Baldi — Pacific Press LightRocket via Getty Images

9. Zombie

Zombie at AMC's The Walking Dead Booth at Comic-Con International 2017 - Preview Night held at San Diego Convention Center on July 19, 2017 in San Diego, California.
Zombie at AMC’s The Walking Dead Booth at Comic-Con International 2017 – Preview Night held at San Diego Convention Center on July 19, 2017 in San Diego, California.
Albert L. Ortega — Getty Images

 

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