Is it worth going after?
887,290 listings already target "halloween tee". That is a crowded phrase — a new shop is unlikely to reach page 1 on it directly, but the longer variants below are where the same buyers are reachable. Only 17% of the first page is paid, so most of it is won on relevance.
When "halloween tee" sells
Monthly average over the last five years, indexed 0–100. October is the high point and November the low. Etsy takes a few weeks to index and rank a new listing, so publish four to six weeks before October rather than during it.
What buyers search alongside it
Scored 0–100 relative to each other within this niche by Google Trends. Not monthly search volumes — nobody has those for Etsy.
| Phrase | Relative demand | Fits a tag |
|---|---|---|
| halloween tee shirt | 100/100 | ✓ |
| halloween tee shirts | 53/100 | ✓ |
| halloween tees | 13/100 | ✓ |
Etsy caps tags at 20 characters, which is why the longer phrases are marked.
Who holds page 1
| # | Listing | Shop | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ad | Too Cute To Spook Shirt, Cute Ghost Pumpkin Halloween Tee, Kawaii Spooky Season Fall Gift | MegcottonDesign | $12.67 |
| 2 | Lace Spiderweb Shirt, Bleached Halloween Tee | Gothic Spider Web Graphic Shirt | WhiskeyWitchBoutique | $18.74 |
| 3 | Comfort Colors® Retro Mickey Minnie Halloween Couple Shirts, Mickey Halloween Shirt, Spooky Season Tee, Disney Halloween Matching Shirts | Kosall | $12.99 |
| 4 | Retro Frankenstein Monster Couple Heart Graphic Tee, Vintage Horror Baby Top | MariguaMariaClub | $18.97 |
| 5 | Staying Alive Skeleton Coffee Shirt, Comfort Colors Skeleton Tee, Funny Coffee Lover Shirt, Halloween Skeleton Boxy Tee, Toddler Coffee Tee | WorldWonderGifts | $17.49 |
| 6Ad | He's From Texas I Can Tell Shirt, Chainsaw Horror Shirt, Halloween Slasher Tee, Texas Horror Graphic T-Shirt, Spooky Season Tee | OOTWteesandmore | $25 |
| 7 | Comfort Colors® Vintage Halloween VHS Tee - Retro Spooky Season Shirt - Funny Horror T-shirt -Scary Movie Halloween Shirt | TshirtHavenUSA | $18.11 |
| 8 | Halloween Ghost T-Shirt, Spooky Ghost Biking Shirt, Gothic Halloween Shirt, Vintage Halloween Tee, Pumpkin Shirt, Fall Graphic Tee, Gift | HiddenHollowThreads | $16.28 |
| 9 | Embroidered Comfort Colors® A Little Ray of Pitch Black Gothic Halloween Tee, Dark Womens Top, Spooky Season Tshirt, Funny Halloween Shirt | BlackStitchCoShop | $18.99 |
| 10 | Rocky Horror Picture Show T-Shirt, Frank-N-Furter Shirt, Tim Curry Tribute Shirt | OllaKind | $18.15 |
Read from Etsy search on August 27, 2026. Positions marked Ad are paid placements.
Where the searches come from
Interest in "halloween tee" is strongest in Wyoming, Kansas, Alaska, Kentucky, Utah. Useful for shipping estimates and for timing promotions to the right time zone.
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Questions
How competitive is "halloween tee" on Etsy?
887,290 listings currently compete for "halloween tee", which is high for Etsy. 17% of the first page is paid placement, so most of page 1 is still won organically.
When does "halloween tee" sell best?
Demand peaks in October, averaged over the last five years, and bottoms out in November. Etsy needs a few weeks to index and rank a listing, so publishing four to six weeks before October catches the climb rather than the peak itself.
What do "halloween tee" listings sell for?
The median price across 12 listings on page 1 is $18.45, with most between $17.19 and $19.58. That is what buyers searching this phrase are already used to seeing.
Where do these numbers come from?
Demand and seasonality are measured with Google Trends for the US. Listing counts, pricing and ad share are read from Etsy's own search results. Nothing here is an estimated monthly search volume — Etsy does not publish search volume, and any figure claiming to be one is a guess.