Halloween costumes for kids [1] have adapted and changed over the years, mostly following pop culture and media trends. Since the 1950s, kids' costume ideas have definitely come and gone [2], some reappearing over the years due to movie remakes and TV adaptations of old classics [3]. If you're curious as to which costumes have been around for the past 70 years, or you want to see which costumes were "one-decade wonders," scroll through for the most popular kids' costumes [4] since the 1950s.
2010s
Frozen
Tangled
Minions
Star Wars
Transformers
2000s
Captain Jack Sparrow
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Joker
Harry Potter [8]
Darth Vader
1990s
Buzz Lightyear
Batman
Scream
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Power Rangers
1980s
Freddy Krueger
Alf
Jason
Michael Jackson [9]
Superman
1970s
Planet of the Apes
Peanuts
The Wizard of Oz
Casper
Devil
1960s
Dennis the Menace
Catwoman
The Flintstones
Star Trek
Cleopatra
1950s
Hula girl
Zorro
Astronaut
Cowboy
Clown
