Oh, that's interesting! I always wandered why they chose the name after the relatively plain
John and
Oscar - I assumed it's because Wilde's mother was said to have Spanish roots and wrote for a magazine titled "
Esperanza".
masculine list:
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079feminine list:
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080