Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has filed a legal petition to change her last name to Zahara Marley Jolie. The 21-year-old made the request in Los Angeles Superior Court, removing 'Pitt' from her surname. This follows her sister Shiloh Jolie’s similar legal name change in 2025. Zahara has not used 'Pitt' publicly in recent years and was announced as Zahara Marley Jolie at her May 17, 2026, graduation from Spelman College.

Zahara was adopted by Angelina Jolie from Ethiopia in 2005 and has maintained a strong connection to her heritage. In 2019, mother and daughter visited Ethiopia and met with President Sahle-Work Zewde to discuss girls’ education. The name change reinforces Zahara’s personal and cultural identity.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie separated in 2016 and finalized their divorce in 2024. The couple shares six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Vivienne and Knox. A source close to Pitt claims Jolie has influenced the children’s estrangement from him, though no formal statements have been made by either parent. The name changes by two of their daughters mark a symbolic shift in family dynamics.