Overview
- Public records show Suri is legally listed as Suri Noelle in Allegheny County voter rolls from October 2024, which in Pennsylvania must match a person’s legal name.
- She first used Noelle publicly at her LaGuardia High School graduation in June 2024 before registering to vote under that name during her first year at Carnegie Mellon.
- There is no public name-change filing in Allegheny County, so reporters say the formal petition likely occurred earlier in New York where such records can be sealed.
- Katie Holmes is reported to support Suri’s decision and has denied earlier claims that Suri accessed a trust fund on turning 18, while Tom Cruise has not commented publicly.
- The change underscores Suri’s effort to build her own career and privacy as a 20-year-old musical theatre student and echoes a recent pattern of celebrity children legally distancing themselves from famous parents.