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The 50 most popular Halloween costumes this year

By Megan Willett-Wei
Pokemon family cosplay 2 New York Comic Con
Expect to see a lot of Pokémon this year. Kim Renfro/INSIDER
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If you're still at a loss for what to be this Halloween season, it might be worth browsing the new Google Frightgeist.

The interactive tool shows what Halloween costumes are the most popular in cities around the US based on Google searches. The tech giant even made a list of the top 50 costumes trending across America.

Keep scrolling to see what the most popular costumes will be this year, from Pokémon to Disney characters.

It could be a good source of costume inspiration — or a reminder of what to avoid if you want to stand out from the crowd.

50. Cowboy

cowboy dog costume
REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic

49. Darth Vader

Darth Vader
Screenshot/Empire Strikes Back

48. Steampunk

steampunk
REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi

47. Batgirl

batgirl costume
Digital_Rampage/Flickr

46. Belle

belle costume
Jennie Park Photography/Flickr

45. Power Rangers

power rangers
REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

44. 1980s

1980s costume
fpatmurphy/Flickr

43. Bear

bear costume
AP

42. Princess Jasmine

princess jasmine alladin costume
RyC - Behind The Lens/Flickr

41. Stormtrooper

stormtroopers storm troopers
REUTERS/Philip Brown

40. Rabbit

rabbit bunny costume
REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

39. Superman

superman costumes
AP

38. Ghost

ghost costume
creepyhalloweenimages/Flickr

37. Ninja

Ninja Halloween Costume
Flickr Creative Commons

36. Tinker Bell

tinker bell costume
Doug Kline/Flickr

35. Angel

angel costume
REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz

34. Fairy

fairy costume
Flo's shots 4 me/Flickr

33. The Mad Hatter

mad hatter comic con
REUTERS/Neil Hall

32. Skeleton

skeleton costume
Joe Shlabotnik/Flickr

31. Little Red Riding Hood

little red riding hood
REUTERS/Andrea Comas

30. Cheerleader

Cheerleader
REUTERS

29. PAW Patrol

PAW Patrol Halloween
Amazon

28. Mickey Mouse

mickey mouse
Jennie Park/Flickr

27. Doll

barbie costume
AP

26. Lion

settler boy wearing lion costume
REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

25. Tyrannosaurus

tyrannosaurus costume
REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

24. Pumpkin

pumpkin costume
REUTERS/Yuya Shino

23. Catwoman

catwoman halle berry
Warner Bros.

22. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

teenage mutant ninja turtles costume
AP

21. Ghostbusters

ghostbusters costume
AP

20. Unicorn

man wearing unicorn mask
REUTERS/Mike Blake

19. Minions

minions costume
REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

18. Princess

Disneyland princesses cast members sleeping beauty snow white arielle belle cinderella
Jennie Park Photography/Flickr

17. Poison Ivy

poison ivy costume cosplay
REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

16. Vampire

vampire costume
AP

15. Deadpool

deadpool winnie pooh
Dead Pooh-l. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

14. Minnie Mouse

mickey minnie disney world
Getty Images

13. Zombie

zombie
Wikimedia Commons

12. Pikachu

pikachu ash cosplay nycc 2016
Kim Renfro/INSIDER

11. Mermaid

mermaid
davebloggs007/https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebloggs007/8574579967/in/photolist-e4GXTD-3ctAor-91815-db1Pc2-kZhb9-4XRmsR-5diyaU-5izjBh-nJissb-ANvM1p-NYGnS-6QTWRB-27uSV3-HgQtY-6NCtmL-bqH3QK-6Eu2yo-cCCXuS-4XQusH-f9tTdY-8r395-oVtryv-4AcmL5-ak8P8R-9Mr8Xs-4XUS4o-95g7ZY-8ZLHN2-3aqWxv-4XVDfu-4AcmTq-4XQMNM-6ubK14-f9tTay-zFfuta-9Xh16g-Bn2zyk-cUmcAd-3erCNs-a4XvUv-ozoFRt-eUjKk9-8Bs2n7-6sbdjn-dc2bLZ-Dos2Qj-CnTvS-6qBDK6-31xe3w-5Rn7g

10. Dinosaur

dinosaur costume
Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com/Flickr

9. Clown

clown
Henry Romero/Reuters

... but maybe don't be a clown this Halloween.

8. "Star Wars"

princess leia costume
ckroberts61/Flickr

7. Batman

batman costume
loresjoberg/Flickr

6. Witch

witch costume
Petful.com/Flickr

5. Wonder Woman

wonder woman
Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

4. Pirate

pirate
Flickr/hsld

3. Superhero

There was a superhero of some sort.
Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images

2. Joker

san diego comic-con cosplay joker
Chris Pizzello/AP

1. Harley Quinn

harley quinn costume cosplay
AP
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Megan Willett-Wei
Megan Willett-Wei was an executive editor at Business Insider. Her teams spanned the worlds of lifestyle — including beauty, style, travel, food, and royals — and she also helped oversee Business Insider's freelance program.Before her role at Business Insider, she was a lifestyle reporter for Business Insider and a digital culture reporter at Tech Insider. Her work has been syndicated by Slate, CNN, MSN.com, and more.She is a graduate of Wellesley College where she double majored in English and Art History.
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