What’s Trending This Halloween? Age-by-Age Costume Ideas

Halloween often spotlights the year’s most popular moments, from television shows to iconic film characters and classic superheroes and princesses.

Pinterest saves are already through the roof for “Wicked” and “K-Pop Demon Hunters” looks; TikTok can’t stop talking about “Scooby-Doo” group costumes and Depop searches are trending for “Fantastic Mr. Fox” couples’ costumes.

Whether you’re dressing a newborn or planning a costume that will create the perfect Instagram snapshot, here’s the full breakdown by age group.

Newborn

• Little pumpkin (will never not be cute)
• Strawberry
• Little bear
• Knit/crochet everything (hats, jumpers, the whole handmade look)
• Boo from “Monsters, Inc.”
• Baby Yoda
• Baby Groot from “Guardians of the Galaxy”
• Baby Moana

Toddler

• “Toy Story” (Woody, Buzz, Jessie)
• Moana
• “Lilo & Stitch”
• Minion from “Despicable Me”
• “Bluey”
• “SuperKitties”
• Marvel superhero
• “Kpop Demon Hunters”
• Unicorn
• “Gabby’s Dollhouse”
• Disney princess
• Butterfly
• “Coraline” (Wybie, Coraline or the black cat)
• Wendy, pirate or Peter from “Peter Pan”

Middle School

• Kiki from “Kiki’s Delivery Service”
• Wednesday Addams or a Nevermore Academy student
• Harry Potter, Hermione or a Hogwarts student
• An emotion from “Inside Out”
• Minecraft
• “Super Mario Bros.”
• “Clueless”
• A cat or cheetah
• “Ready Player One”
• “Star Wars”

Couples

• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (Mr. and Mrs. Fox)
• Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Superman and Lois Lane
• Mavis and Jonathan from “Hotel Transylvania”
• “The Drama” (Emma and Charlie post-wedding scene)
• Padmé (any era) and Anakin
• “Romeo and Juliet” (1996 film)
• “Fight Club”
• Megara and Hercules
• Tarzan and Jane
• “The Office” (Jim and Pam)

High School/Adult

• “Wicked” (Elphaba or Glinda)
• Ryland or Rocky from “Project Hail Mary”
• “The Odyssey” (a siren, knight or other creature)
• Jean Grey from “X-Men” and “Spider-Man”
• Supergirl
• “Mean Girls”
• “Grease”
• “Dune” (Paul Atreides or Chani)
• “Challengers” (tennis player core)
• “The Mandalorian”
• “Top Gun” (aviators and a bomber jacket)
• Clown (the circus aesthetic is trending all over socials)
• Gnome
• “Scooby-Doo” (Velma, Daphne, the gang)
• Ms. Frizzle
• Bumblebee, ladybug or fairy
• Mermaid or Aquamarine
• Strawberry
• “High School Musical” (the Disney+ show or the OG movies)
• Batman or Catwoman, especially Zoë Kravitz version
• “Pretty in Pink” (the prom dress scene)