Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri legally drops Cruise surname, adopts Noelle

Nearly two decades after becoming one of Hollywood’s most watched celebrity children, Suri Cruise appears to be stepping into adulthood with a name of her own.

The daughter of actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes has legally changed her last name from Cruise to Noelle, according to voter registration records obtained by PEOPLE. Page Six was the first to report the update.

The 20-year-old, who is currently studying at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, registered to vote in Allegheny County during her freshman year in October 2024 under the name Suri Noelle.

Noelle is also Holmes’ middle name.

Suri first publicly used the name earlier in 2024 during her high school graduation ceremony, months before the voter registration update.

Suri, born in April 2006, has largely stayed away from the public eye despite growing up as the child of two major Hollywood stars.

Cruise and Holmes married in November 2006, shortly after welcoming their daughter, and divorced in 2012.

As Suri prepared to leave home for college, Holmes spoke about the milestone and her pride in her daughter during an interview with Town & Country.

“I’m proud of my daughter. Of course, I will miss the close proximity, but I’m really proud of her and I’m happy,” Holmes said.

Reflecting on Suri entering adulthood, she added, “I remember being this age, this time of beginnings. It’s exciting to learn about yourself, and I loved that time, so it makes me happy to think about it like that.”

In December 2024, Holmes also responded to reports surrounding her daughter’s finances and relationship with her father.

After the Daily Mail reported that Suri had gained access to a trust fund when she turned 18, Holmes rejected the claim on Instagram, calling the report “Completely false.”

“Daily Mail you can stop making stuff up,” she wrote, later adding, “Enough.”