Unlike Shiloh, Maddox and Zahara waited years after they turned 18.
Zahara signed the petition April 28 but it was only filed in court June 4. She had made up her mind but still waited a month.
Pax is still waiting.
What is all the waiting about?
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Daughter Zahara Files to Drop 'Pitt' from Last Name Days After Brother Maddox Did the Same https://t.co/vINKYDMmAT
— People (@people) June 10, 2026
In documents obtained by PEOPLE on Tuesday, June 9, the 21-year-old filed a petition for a change of name in the Superior Court of California. TMZ was first to report the news.
PEOPLE reached out to reps for Jolie and Pitt.
Zahara’s filing dates back to April 28 and came just days after her brother, 24-year-old Maddox Jolie, also filed to legally remove his father’s last name following their parents’ split in 2016 after two years of marriage and over 10 years as a couple. Their divorce was finalized in December 2024.
Zahara Jolie-Pitt is the latest of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s kids to legally file to remove her father’s last namehttps://t.co/X1XFz6KMlF
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) June 9, 2026
On Tuesday (June 9), TMZ reported that Zahara, 21, filled court documents to remove “Pitt” as her last name.
According to the petition filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Zahara is asking for her new legal name to be “Zahara Marley Jolie.”
