Angelina Jolie and: Brad PittVivienne’s youngest daughter, legally filed a petition in the Los Angeles County Superior Court to drop the ‘Pitt’ from her name. A week after turning 18, he followed in the footsteps of his brothers. As unconventional as it sounds, Hollywood is notorious for adapting new stage names and ditching surnames. Over the years, many media personalities have changed their legal names for interesting personal reasons. from: Nicolas Cage to Suri Noelle, here’s a closer look at Hollywood celebrities and star kids who changed their names.
Shiloh Jolie
Shiloh Jolie, a dancer and the former couple’s first biological child, filed to change her legal name in 2024, one day after she turned 18, according to The Independent. The movement was followed by his three brothers, who individually filed petitions. Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, the youngest daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, filed the petition citing ‘personal’ reasons. The hearing is scheduled for November 2, 2026. Before Vivienne, her siblings Maddox and Zahara posted a public notice under California Law to remove ‘Pitt’ from their names.
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage, whose legal name is Nicolas Coppola, recently changed his legal name to his famous name in 2025. “I’m Nick Cage. I changed my name legally last year,” he said in a Variety interview, before adding, “I’m Nick Cage in life, and I’m Nick Cage on camera. I decided to take it and be ‘Cage.‘”
Check Noelle
Suri Noelle, the daughter of: Tom Cruise and: Katie Holmes:known as: Check Cruise: for a long time. However, she used the new name at her high school graduation in New York City, per Page Six. ‘Noelle’ comes from her mother’s middle name. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes filed for divorce in 2012, and settled five weeks later. Reports suggest that the actor is separated from Suri.
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie’s children followed in her footsteps in changing names. In 2002, the actress changed her name from Angelina Jolie Voight by removing her father’s last name. “I don’t want to be Voight, as an actor, because people will respond to the name,” Jolie told The Sun in 2011, before adding, “Dad always apologized, when I was young, for the fact that articles described me as ‘Jon Voight‘s daughter.'” Regarding her children changing their names, Jolie has not shared any public comments.
