Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt (originally Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie)[24] adopted at 7 months old on 10 March 2002. He was born on August 5, 2001 as Rath Vibol in Cambodia and he initially lived in a local orphanage in Battambang. Maddox’s name is Celtic in origin, usually translated as “beneficent.”[25] His middle name is Khmer for “life” and is borne by a member of the Cambodian royal family, Prince Sisowath Chivan Monirak. Jolie calls him “Mad”. Maddox has gained a considerable celebrity and appears regularly in the tabloid media; he was named the “cutest celebrity kid”[27] and he is known for this Mohawk hairstyle.
Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt was born on November 29, 2003 as Pham Quang Sang. On March 2, 2007, Vu Duc Long (head of Vietnam’s international adoption department) confirmed that Jolie has filed papers to adopt a child from Vietnam. The adoption process is expected to “take a few months”. On March 16, 2007, Jolie went to Vietnam (with Maddox) to get her new son. Since the Vietnam orphanage does not allow non married couples to adopt, Jolie adopted as a single parent.

Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt (originally Zahara Marley Jolie), adopted at 6 months old on 6 July 2005. She was born on January 8, 2005 as Tena Adam [30] (her mother died from AIDS. Zahara does not have AIDS. Zahara’s birth father is not known.) and adopted on 6 July 2005 from the Wide Horizons For Children orphanage in Addis Ababa. Shortly after they returned to the United States, Zahara had to spend time in a hospital for salmonella intestinal infection as well as dehydration and malnutrition.[31] Jolie stated that “she was six months and not nine pounds. Her skin, you could squeeze it, it stuck together”. Zahara’s name means “flower” in Swahili; middle name “Marley” is from late Jamaican reggae superstar Bob Marley. Zahara’s nickname is “Zee”.
Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt was born at night (Namibian local time) on May 27, 2006 at Cottage Medi-Clinic Hospital in Swakopmund, Namibia. Shiloh was born by a scheduled cesarean section, due to breech presentation, and Pitt was there to cut her umbilical cord. The couple’s Los Angeles obstetrician, Jason Rothbart, M.D. , was assisted by local staff. Shiloh, according to a long-standing translation from the Bible, has come to mean “the peaceful one”; middle name Nouvel is named after Jean Nouvel, one of Pitt’s favourite architects.