These are the most popular Halloween costumes in Boston, according to Google ‘Frightgeist’ – The Boston Globe

The second most-popular costume in the Boston area? A minion, one of the little yellow creatures from the “Despicable Me” movies. And at No. 3: Lydia Deetz, the goth teen and star of 1988’s “Beetlejuice” (played by Winona Ryder) — and the goth mom and star of the 2024 sequel, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (also played by Winona Ryder).

In fact, “Beetlejuice” costumes are proving to be popular not just in Boston, but across the country this Halloween. On the “Frightgeist” list of the Top 25 costumes nationwide, two “Beetlejuice” characters — Shrunken Head Bob and Delores, Beetlejuice’s ex-wife — rank as the No. 1 and No. 4 most searched costumes, respectively. (Lydia Deetz ranks at No. 23 nationwide.)

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” released in September, attracted local attention after director Tim Burton, actress Jenna Ortega, and other cast members were spotted filming in Melrose in November 2023. The film earned a three-star review from the Globe’s Odie Henderson.

Some of the other most searched costumes nationally were Raygun, an Australian breakdancer whose Paris Olympics routine went viral; Envy, a new character from the “Inside Out” universe; and Sabrina Carpenter, the pop star who swung by Boston this month for her “Short n’ Sweet” tour.

1. Deadpool: The Marvel Comics antihero and alter ego of Wade Wilson. The character’s popularity spiked once again after the release of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman earlier this year.

2. Minion: One of the tiny yellow creatures that serve as Gru’s henchmen in the “Despicable Me” franchise. Their uniform consists of large metal goggles, blue overalls, and black gloves.

3. Lydia Deetz: Beetlejuice’s best friend from the “Beetlejuice” films. She has two iconic looks — a poofy red wedding dress and her usual all-black getup with pointed bangs.

4. Shego: A cartoon character and villainess from Disney’s “Kim Possible” series. She’s known for her black hair and green and black jumpsuit.

5. Captain Hook: The main antagonist of Disney’s “Peter Pan.” With many different depictions, he’s generally known as the pirate famous for a hook as a hand.

1. Shrunken Head Bob: A fan-favorite character from the Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”

2. Raygun: The Australian break dancer, Rachael Gunn, who went viral for a breaking routine that was awarded zero points at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

3. CatNap: A villainous, smiling purple cat from “Poppy Playtime,” a survival horror video game series.

4. Delores: Beetlejuice’s ex-wife from the movie “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” She’s known for her long black wedding dress and the staples running down her face.

5. Pomni: The protagonist of Glitch Productions’ animated web series “The Amazing Digital Circus.” She’s known for her red and blue circus jester ensemble.

6. Envy: One of the new emotions introduced in “Inside Out 2,” released earlier this year. She has a metallic blue hair pinned back by pink barrettes and wears a purple polka dot dress.

7. Red: Also known as Princess Red of Hearts, she is a protagonist in the Disney Movie “Descendants: The Rise of Red.” She’s known for her red hair and fully red attire.

8. Doctor Doom: Marvel Comics supervillain who will be played by Robert Downey Jr. in the movie upcoming 2026 movie, “Avengers: Doomsday.”

9. Sabrina Carpenter: Singer known for this year’s chart-topping songs “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” Her signature look includes go-go boots and a heart cutout corset.

10. Lady Deadpool: The female counterpart of Deadpool who made a cameo in the Marvel movie “Deadpool & Wolverine,” released in July.

1. Minion

2. Anna (from “Frozen”)

3. Lumpy Space Princess

4. Sarah Sanderson

5. Wolverine

1. Freddy Krueger

2. Demogorgon

3. Pink triceratops

4. Bad Bunny

5. Wolverine

1. Preppy Cowgirl

2. Deadpool

3. Spider-Man

4. Elmo

5. Shark

1. Marge Simpson

2. Bowser

3. Lydia Deetz

4. Yoda

5. Marty McFly

1. Alien

2. Pirate

3. Deadpool

4. Doctor Doom

5. Werewolf

1. Cat

2. Clawdeen Wolf

3. Catwoman

4. Mermaid

5. Poison Ivy

Sabrina Lam can be reached at sabrina.lam@globe.com.