Popularity: The name Jarvis ranked 896th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 696th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: It is possible that the first element of this name derives from ''gar'' (spear), as in the names Gary and Gerald.