ʃiː wʌz nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ ɹˈɪɹ ˈædmɜːɹəl stˈænfɚd kˈɔldwɛl hˈuːpɚ, pɹˈɑːmɪnənt nˈeɪvəl kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾɚ kənsˈɪdɚd ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv nˈeɪvəl ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ, ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv nˈeɪvəl kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv.
She was named for Rear Admiral Stanford Caldwell Hooper, prominent naval communicator (considered the founder of naval radio), and Director of Naval Communications from 1928 to 1935.