File name to print with your image (PS3)

Hi,
I'm working on about 20ish photoshop images that have a specific name to match up to a diagram, so when I print them I need the file name lable to appear on the print with it. Additionally when I send them off to clients, I need to have that file name lable visable on the pg of the pdf while looking at the image so they know which one is which. The collected multi pg pdf needs to be under 3megs (5 mgs max) so it is easily emailable.
I'm trying to find an automated or an easier way to do this than what I am doing one by one now. I tried to set up a PS action which I would batch to all open files but, becuase of the two step print dialogue it gives me an error saying all the settings weren't recorded, thus it doesn't work.
What I'm doing now:
1. Cmd+P to print, in the print dialogue under the "output" drop down I have "Labels" checked
2. Hit print, then my printer driver dialogue box pops up, then in the lower left corner I click the button "PDF" and "Save as a PDF" (This produces an acceptable quality pdf at a sm size)
3. I'm able to save it by the file name with .pdf extension and specify the folder to save it into.
4. Repeat 20ish times for each file
5. In Acrobat create a pdf out of multiple files
6. Then make a print of all of them together for myself
7. Email to client
Can anyone help me figure out a way to stream line this procedure, there must be a way, this is way to time consuming?
Thanks in advance!

Thanks Dave but that is a very restricting way of doing this. Anyway I have worked it out.
Get script "AddFilename20pt.jsx" from http://www.jkost.com/photoshop.html
Place script in scripts folder in SC5
restart PS
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It is found under > File > Scripts > AddFilename20t
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