Zahara Jolie has taken formal steps to change her legal name, submitting documents to a court to remove “Pitt” from her hyphenated surname. The 21-year-old filed the request in April 2026 and is scheduled to appear in court on September 28, 2026, to finalize the proceedings.
This development follows her public graduation from Spelman College in May 2026, where she officially introduced herself during the commencement ceremony as Zahara Marley Jolie. The move aligns her legal identity with how she has presented herself in academic and personal settings over the last several years.
Zahara is not the only sibling to pursue a name change following the divorce of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. According to a report on the family, her older brother Maddox also filed similar legal paperwork in May 2026 to change his legal name to Maddox Chivan Jolie. Other siblings have also opted to omit the surname in their professional and public lives.