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Ayana Archie, NPR

These are the Halloween costumes you may see a lot, based on people's Google searches

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Halloween revelers dressed in costumes march in New York City's 48th annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in New York.
Halloween revelers dressed in costumes march in New York City's 48th annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in New York.
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Halloween is in a few days, which means people will be getting creative with their costumes. Some may not be easily recognizable, while others are predicted to be commonplace around the country.

This year, Google has made a spooky map dedicated to what costumes people are searching for the most.

Perhaps you'll find some inspiration on what or what not to wear.

Most popular searches nationally

  1. Witch 

  2. Spider-man

  3. Dinosaur

  4. Stranger Things 

  5. Fairy

  6. Pirate

  7. Rabbit 

  8. Cheerleader

  9. Cowboy

  10. Harley Quinn

  11. Clown 

  12. Vampire

  13. 1980s

  14. Hocus Pocus

  15. Pumpkin

  • Anchorage, Alaska: Rabbit

  • Atlanta: Spider-Man

  • Boston: Dinosaur

  • Chicago: Stranger Things

  • Dallas: Dinosaur

  • Detroit: Witch

  • Honolulu: Maui (character from the Disney movie, Moana)

  • Houston: Witch

  • Las Vegas: Stranger Things

  • Los Angeles: Spider-Man

  • Miami: Rabbit

  • Nashville, Tennessee: Dinosaur

  • New Orleans: Witch 

  • New York: Fairy

  • Philadelphia: Rabbit

  • Phoenix: Dinosaur

  • Pittsburgh: Pirate

  • Portland: Fairy 

  • Seattle: Witch 

  • Washington, D.C.: Dinosaur 

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